Olympus 7000 vs Ricoh WG-30

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Olympus 7000 vs Ricoh WG-30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and WG-30 (16MP) but they possess the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 7000 was announced 6 years prior to the WG-30 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a concise summation of how the 7000 grades against the WG-30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Ricoh WG-30. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 7000 offers outside measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-30 has sizing of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the 7000 versus the WG-30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7000 and WG-30 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 7000 and WG-30.

As you can see, each of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Ricoh WG-30 to render greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older 7000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.