Olympus 6000 vs Ricoh WG-70

Its time to look closer at the Olympus 6000 vs Ricoh WG-70, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and WG-70 (16MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The 6000 was launched 11 years earlier than the WG-70 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the 6000 matches up vs the WG-70 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 and Ricoh WG-70. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 6000 Gallery and Ricoh WG-70 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus 6000 enjoys external measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the 6000 versus the WG-70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 6000 and WG-70 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to see the difference between sensor measurements just by going over technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 6000 and WG-70.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You should anticipate the Ricoh WG-70 to offer greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older 6000 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.