Nikon S570 vs Ricoh WG-70

Its time to look closer at the Nikon S570 and Ricoh WG-70, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by companies Nikon and Ricoh. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the S570 (12MP) and WG-70 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S570 was announced 11 years prior to the WG-70 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a full comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the S570 matches up vs the WG-70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S570 & Ricoh WG-70. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon S570 Gallery & Ricoh WG-70 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Nikon S570 offers outside dimensions of 92mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-70 has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the S570 vs the WG-70.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the S570 and WG-70 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The photograph below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the S570 and WG-70.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can expect to see the Ricoh WG-70 to render greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older S570 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.