Panasonic FH22 vs Ricoh WG-6

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic FH22 vs Ricoh WG-6, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Panasonic and Ricoh. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the FH22 (14MP) and WG-6 (20MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FH22 was released 9 years prior to the WG-6 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the FH22 matches up vs the WG-6 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 & Ricoh WG-6. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH22 Gallery & Ricoh WG-6 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic FH22 provides outside dimensions of 100mm x 57mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-6 has specifications of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the FH22 versus the WG-6.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the FH22 and WG-6 is 94 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking a spec sheet. The graphic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH22 and WG-6.

As you can see, the 2 cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Ricoh WG-6 to give greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics way more aggressively. The older FH22 is going to be behind in sensor technology.