Olympus VR-320 vs Ricoh WG-6

Here is a comprehensive review of the Olympus VR-320 and Ricoh WG-6, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the VR-320 (14MP) and WG-6 (20MP) but they use the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The VR-320 was manufactured 7 years prior to the WG-6 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short highlight of how the VR-320 matches up versus the WG-6 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VR-320 and Ricoh WG-6. The entire galleries are available at Olympus VR-320 Gallery and Ricoh WG-6 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus VR-320 comes with outer dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-6 has proportions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs).

Look at the Olympus VR-320 and Ricoh WG-6 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the VR-320 versus the WG-6.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VR-320 and WG-6 is 94 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing just by researching specs. The photograph here should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the VR-320 and WG-6.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You should count on the Ricoh WG-6 to render more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older VR-320 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.