Olympus XZ-1 vs Pentax WG-3

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus XZ-1 versus Pentax WG-3, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and WG-3 (16MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and WG-3 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-1 was manufactured 3 years before the WG-3 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the XZ-1 matches up against the WG-3 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus XZ-1 and Pentax WG-3. The entire galleries are available at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery and Pentax WG-3 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-1 comes with outside measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Pentax WG-3 has sizing of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") having a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus XZ-1 versus Pentax WG-3 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the XZ-1 against the WG-3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-1 and WG-3 is 88 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing only by looking through technical specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-1 and WG-3.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The XZ-1 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Pentax WG-3 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older XZ-1 will be behind in sensor innovation.