Nikon S3600 vs Ricoh WG-80

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Nikon S3600 vs Ricoh WG-80, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Nikon and Ricoh. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the S3600 (20MP) and WG-80 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S3600 was announced 9 years prior to the WG-80 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the S3600 matches up against the WG-80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix S3600 & Ricoh WG-80. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon S3600 Gallery & Ricoh WG-80 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon S3600 has outer dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-80 has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the S3600 against the WG-80.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the S3600 and WG-80 is 96 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements just by researching specs. The photograph underneath might offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S3600 and WG-80.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Nikon S3600 to render extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older S3600 will be behind in sensor innovation.