Olympus 7010 vs Ricoh WG-6

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 7010 versus Ricoh WG-6, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and WG-6 (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 7010 was launched 9 years prior to the WG-6 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the 7010 matches up against the WG-6 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7010 & Ricoh WG-6. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 7010 Gallery & Ricoh WG-6 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7010 provides exterior dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-6 has dimensions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the 7010 and the WG-6.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7010 and WG-6 is 94 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The photograph below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 7010 and WG-6.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Ricoh WG-6 to produce more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older 7010 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.