Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS

On this page, we are evaluating the Panasonic FZ1000 II and Ricoh WG-4 GPS, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Waterproof by brands Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and WG-4 GPS (16MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and WG-4 GPS (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The FZ1000 II was unveiled 5 years after the WG-4 GPS which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the FZ1000 II matches up versus the WG-4 GPS in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II & Ricoh WG-4 GPS. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery & Ricoh WG-4 GPS Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ1000 II provides outside dimensions of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS has dimensions of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the FZ1000 II versus the WG-4 GPS.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ1000 II and WG-4 GPS is 55 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by going over technical specs. The pic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ1000 II and WG-4 GPS.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FZ1000 II using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will deliver extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more modern FZ1000 II should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.