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Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70

Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
44
Overall
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700 front
 
Ricoh WG-70 front
Portability
91
Imaging
43
Features
39
Overall
41

Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 Key Specs

Panasonic FX700
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.2-5.9) lens
  • 176g - 104 x 56 x 25mm
  • Released July 2010
Ricoh WG-70
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 193g - 123 x 62 x 30mm
  • Announced February 2020
  • Replacement is Ricoh WG-80
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Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 Overview

Below, we will be analyzing the Panasonic FX700 versus Ricoh WG-70, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Panasonic and Ricoh. The resolution of the FX700 (14MP) and the WG-70 (16MP) is pretty well matched and they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FX700 was announced 10 years earlier than the WG-70 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the FX700 scores versus the WG-70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FX700 over the Ricoh WG-70

 FX700 WG-70 
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Ricoh WG-70 over the Panasonic FX700

 WG-70 FX700 
AnnouncedFebruary 2020July 2010Fresher by 116 months

Common features in the Panasonic FX700 and Ricoh WG-70

 FX700 WG-70 
Manual focus Dial accurate focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen resolution230k230kIdentical screen resolution
Selfie screen No selfie screen

Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 Physical Comparison

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic FX700 has got outer dimensions of 104mm x 56mm x 25mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-70 has sizing 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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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the FX700 versus the WG-70.

Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FX700 and WG-70 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 Sensor Comparison

Usually, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing only by checking specifications. The visual here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FX700 and WG-70.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Ricoh WG-70 to resolve more detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older FX700 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.

Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FX700 Portrait photography details
Ricoh WG-70 Portrait photography details
38
manual focus
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
external flash not possible
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
42
focusing manually
decent MP (16MP)
provides face detect autofocus
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FX700 Street photography information
Ricoh WG-70 Street photography information
57
built in image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
62
built in image stabilization (Digital)
weather proofing
no articulating screen
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FX700 Sports photography details
Ricoh WG-70 Sports photography details
43
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
50
built in image stabilization (Digital)
decent MP (16MP)
provides tracking focus
weather proofing
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic FX700
Travel photography with Ricoh WG-70
65
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (24mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.2)
71
weather proofing
decent MP (16MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (28mm)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FX700 Landscape photography information
Ricoh WG-70 Landscape photography information
49
manual focus
reasonably wide (24mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.2)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
lack of Timelapse recording
49
focusing manually
reasonably wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Digital)
decent MP (16MP)
weather proofing
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
tiny screen (2.7 inch)
lack of manual mode
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FX700 Vlogging information
Ricoh WG-70 Vlogging information
33
reasonably wide (24mm)
has touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
sluggish max aperture (f2.2)
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of external microphone port
33
reasonably wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Digital)
provides face detect autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
does not have mic support
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Panasonic FX700 vs Ricoh WG-70 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FX700 and Ricoh WG-70
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700Ricoh WG-70
General Information
Company Panasonic Ricoh
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700 Ricoh WG-70
Category Small Sensor Compact Waterproof
Released 2010-07-21 2020-02-04
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine FHD -
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4320 x 3240 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 6400 6400
Minimum native ISO 80 125
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 9
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-120mm (5.0x) 28-140mm (5.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.2-5.9 f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus range 3cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 2.7"
Screen resolution 230 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 10.0 frames/s -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 7.40 m 5.50 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync On, off
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 @ 30p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM1280 x 720 @ 120p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM1280 x 720 @ 60p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM1280 x 720 @ 30p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format AVCHD MPEG-4, H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Yes (Wireless)
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 176 gr (0.39 lb) 193 gr (0.43 lb)
Dimensions 104 x 56 x 25mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.0") 123 x 62 x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 300 shots
Battery style - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs) Yes (2 or 10 secs, remote)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card, Internal Internal + SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Card slots One One
Launch pricing $399 $280