Nikon S3500 vs Ricoh WG-50

Below, we will be reviewing the Nikon S3500 vs Ricoh WG-50, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Waterproof by companies Nikon and Ricoh. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the S3500 (20MP) and WG-50 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S3500 was announced 5 years before the WG-50 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the S3500 matches up versus the WG-50 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S3500 and Ricoh WG-50. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon S3500 Gallery and Ricoh WG-50 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Nikon S3500 provides external measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-50 has sizing of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the S3500 and the WG-50.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S3500 and WG-50 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to envision the gap in sensor sizing purely by seeing specifications. The photograph here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the S3500 and WG-50.

Plainly, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Nikon S3500 to show greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older S3500 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.