Panasonic FZ28 vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS

Here, we will be evaluating the Panasonic FZ28 vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the FZ28 (10MP) and WG-5 GPS (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FZ28 was unveiled 7 years earlier than the WG-5 GPS and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the FZ28 matches up versus the WG-5 GPS when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 & Ricoh WG-5 GPS. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ28 Gallery & Ricoh WG-5 GPS Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ28 features outside dimensions of 118mm x 75mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") having a weight of 417 grams (0.92 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-5 GPS has specifications of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the FZ28 against the WG-5 GPS.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ28 and WG-5 GPS is 72 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The visual here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ28 and WG-5 GPS.

Plainly, the 2 cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can expect the Ricoh WG-5 GPS to give you more detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older FZ28 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.