Olympus SP-600 UZ vs Ricoh WG-50

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus SP-600 UZ versus Ricoh WG-50, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the SP-600 UZ (12MP) and WG-50 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SP-600 UZ was manufactured 8 years before the WG-50 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the SP-600 UZ matches up vs the WG-50 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-600 UZ & Ricoh WG-50. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-600 UZ Gallery & Ricoh WG-50 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-600 UZ features external dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-50 has dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SP-600 UZ versus Ricoh WG-50 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the SP-600 UZ vs the WG-50.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-600 UZ and WG-50 is 69 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The graphic below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-600 UZ and WG-50.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Ricoh WG-50 to deliver greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older SP-600 UZ is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.