Olympus E-PL6 vs Ricoh WG-70

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-PL6 vs Ricoh WG-70, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Olympus and Ricoh. The image resolution of the E-PL6 (16MP) and the WG-70 (16MP) is relatively comparable but the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and WG-70 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL6 was unveiled 6 years prior to the WG-70 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-PL6 matches up versus the WG-70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Ricoh WG-70. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Ricoh WG-70 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL6 has got physical measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-70 has measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-PL6 and the WG-70.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL6 and WG-70 is 88 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions simply by checking out specs. The picture underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL6 and WG-70.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have the same megapixel count albeit not the same sensor dimensions. The E-PL6 provides the bigger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult. The more aged E-PL6 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.