Nikon Z50 vs Pentax WG-1

Below is a complete comparison of the Nikon Z50 and Pentax WG-1, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof by companies Nikon and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and WG-1 (14MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and WG-1 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The Z50 was manufactured 8 years later than the WG-1 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax WG-1 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the Z50 grades vs the WG-1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z50 & Pentax Optio WG-1. The entire galleries are available at Nikon Z50 Gallery & Pentax WG-1 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Nikon Z50 offers physical measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) whilst the Pentax WG-1 has sizing of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the Z50 and the WG-1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Z50 and WG-1 is 74 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z50 and WG-1.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z50 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Nikon Z50 will give greater detail due to its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern Z50 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.