Panasonic FS42 vs Ricoh WG-30W

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic FS42 and Ricoh WG-30W, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the FS42 (10MP) and WG-30W (16MP) and the FS42 (1/2.5") and WG-30W (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The FS42 was brought out 6 years prior to the WG-30W which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh WG-30W being a Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the FS42 grades vs the WG-30W in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 & Ricoh WG-30W. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FS42 Gallery & Ricoh WG-30W Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FS42 enjoys exterior measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-30W has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic FS42 and Ricoh WG-30W in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FS42 versus the WG-30W.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FS42 and WG-30W is 95 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes purely by looking at specifications. The image here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FS42 and WG-30W.

To sum up, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FS42 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Ricoh WG-30W will give you more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged FS42 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.