Olympus E-M5 vs Ricoh WG-M1

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M5 versus Ricoh WG-M1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. The sensor resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the WG-M1 (14MP) is fairly similar but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and WG-M1 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The E-M5 was announced 3 years earlier than the WG-M1 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-M1 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the E-M5 matches up versus the WG-M1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Ricoh WG-M1. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Ricoh WG-M1 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 enjoys outer measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-M1 has proportions of 66mm x 43mm x 89mm (2.6" x 1.7" x 3.5") and a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M5 against the WG-M1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and WG-M1 is 81 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The visual here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 and WG-M1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 will deliver extra detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E-M5 is going to be behind in sensor tech.