Olympus FE-25 vs Ricoh WG-50

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus FE-25 versus Ricoh WG-50, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Ricoh. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and WG-50 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was announced 9 years earlier than the WG-50 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh WG-50 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the FE-25 grades versus the WG-50 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-25 & Ricoh WG-50. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Ricoh WG-50 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-25 provides outside measurements of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-50 has sizing of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-25 and the WG-50.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and WG-50 is 98 and 91 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The graphic below might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-25 and WG-50.

All in all, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can anticipate the Ricoh WG-50 to show greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The older FE-25 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.