Olympus FE-5020 vs Ricoh WG-30

Below is a detailed assessment of the Olympus FE-5020 and Ricoh WG-30, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Waterproof by competitors Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-5020 (12MP) and WG-30 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-5020 was announced 6 years earlier than the WG-30 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a simple overview of how the FE-5020 matches up against the WG-30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5020 and Ricoh WG-30. The whole galleries are available at Olympus FE-5020 Gallery and Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus FE-5020 features outside dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-30 has specifications of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus FE-5020 and Ricoh WG-30 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the FE-5020 and the WG-30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-5020 and WG-30 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements just by going over technical specs. The visual underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-5020 and WG-30.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You should expect to see the Ricoh WG-30 to deliver more detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-5020 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.