Nikon P7800 vs Ricoh G900

Below, we are matching up the Nikon P7800 versus Ricoh G900, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by companies Nikon and Ricoh. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the P7800 (12MP) and G900 (20MP) and the P7800 (1/1.7") and G900 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The P7800 was announced 5 years prior to the G900 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the P7800 matches up vs the G900 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix P7800 & Ricoh G900. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon P7800 Gallery & Ricoh G900 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon P7800 has outer dimensions of 119mm x 78mm x 50mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 399 grams (0.88 lbs) while the Ricoh G900 has proportions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the P7800 and the G900.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the P7800 and G900 is 82 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements just by checking specifications. The visual underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the P7800 and G900.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The P7800 with its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh G900 will resolve greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older P7800 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.