Olympus E-PL2 vs Ricoh WG-50

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-PL2 vs Ricoh WG-50, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the E-PL2 (12MP) and WG-50 (16MP) and the E-PL2 (Four Thirds) and WG-50 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL2 was unveiled 7 years prior to the WG-50 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-PL2 grades against the WG-50 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL2 & Ricoh WG-50. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL2 Gallery & Ricoh WG-50 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL2 offers physical measurements of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") and a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-50 has measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the E-PL2 compared to the WG-50.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL2 and WG-50 is 85 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The photograph below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL2 and WG-50.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL2 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh WG-50 will deliver extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-PL2 is going to be behind in sensor technology.