Olympus XZ-1 vs Ricoh WG-50

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus XZ-1 versus Ricoh WG-50, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and WG-50 (16MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and WG-50 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-1 was brought out 7 years earlier than the WG-50 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the XZ-1 matches up vs the WG-50 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus XZ-1 and Ricoh WG-50. The entire galleries are available at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery and Ricoh WG-50 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-1 has external dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-50 has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the XZ-1 versus the WG-50.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-1 and WG-50 is 88 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes just by going over technical specs. The image below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the XZ-1 and WG-50.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The XZ-1 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Ricoh WG-50 will deliver extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged XZ-1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.