Nikon S3500 vs Ricoh WG-30W

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Nikon S3500 and Ricoh WG-30W, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Nikon and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the S3500 (20MP) and WG-30W (16MP) but they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The S3500 was brought out 19 months earlier than the WG-30W which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the S3500 matches up versus the WG-30W with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S3500 & Ricoh WG-30W. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon S3500 Gallery & Ricoh WG-30W Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon S3500 offers outer dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-30W has sizing of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the S3500 compared to the WG-30W.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S3500 and WG-30W is 95 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by reviewing technical specs. The graphic below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the S3500 and WG-30W.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Nikon S3500 to offer more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older S3500 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.