Panasonic G100 vs Ricoh WG-50

Below, we will be comparing the Panasonic G100 vs Ricoh WG-50, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Waterproof by companies Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the G100 (20MP) and WG-50 (16MP) and the G100 (Four Thirds) and WG-50 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The G100 was introduced 3 years after the WG-50 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-50 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick view of how the G100 matches up vs the WG-50 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 and Ricoh WG-50. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic G100 Gallery and Ricoh WG-50 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G100 offers outer measurements of 116mm x 83mm x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") having a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-50 has dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the G100 against the WG-50.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G100 and WG-50 is 81 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by looking at a spec sheet. The picture here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the G100 and WG-50.

As you can see, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The G100 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic G100 will resolve extra detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher G100 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.