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Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30

Portability
89
Imaging
49
Features
54
Overall
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 front
 
Ricoh WG-30 front
Portability
91
Imaging
41
Features
34
Overall
38

Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 Key Specs

Panasonic GF5
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 267g - 108 x 67 x 37mm
  • Released April 2012
  • Older Model is Panasonic GF3
  • Renewed by Panasonic GF6
Ricoh WG-30
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 192g - 123 x 62 x 30mm
  • Introduced October 2014
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Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 Overview

Below is a detailed assessment of the Panasonic GF5 and Ricoh WG-30, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof by brands Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the GF5 (12MP) and WG-30 (16MP) and the GF5 (Four Thirds) and WG-30 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The GF5 was released 3 years prior to the WG-30 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GF5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-30 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a full comparison, below is a quick view of how the GF5 matches up against the WG-30 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF5 over the Ricoh WG-30

 GF5 WG-30 
Focus manually More accurate focusing
Display sizing3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution920k230kSharper display (+690k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Ricoh WG-30 over the Panasonic GF5

 WG-30 GF5 
IntroducedOctober 2014April 2012More recent by 30 months

Common features in the Panasonic GF5 and Ricoh WG-30

 GF5 WG-30 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GF5 provides outside dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 267 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-30 has dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic GF5 and Ricoh WG-30 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the GF5 vs the WG-30.

Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GF5 and WG-30 is 89 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 Sensor Comparison

Normally, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GF5 and WG-30.

As you have seen, both cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GF5 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh WG-30 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images far more aggressively. The older GF5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.

Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Portrait photography advice
Ricoh WG-30 Portrait photography advice
56
you can focus manually
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detect focusing
saves RAW files
cannot use external flash
megapixel count low (12MP)
36
good resolution (16MP)
offers face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
manual mode not possible
no external flash support
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Street photography details
Ricoh WG-30 Street photography details
70
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
offers focus by touch
fixed screen
no image stabilization
62
image stabilization (Digital)
weather proofing
screen is fixed
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GF5 as a Sports photography camera
Ricoh WG-30 as a Sports photography camera
41
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking focus
very slow continuous shooting (4.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
megapixel count low (12MP)
lacks phase detect AF
45
image stabilization (Digital)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
weather proofing
max fps very slow (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Travel photography advice
Ricoh WG-30 Travel photography advice
61
offers focus by touch
has built in flash
no Time Lapse recording
megapixel count low (12MP)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
71
weather proofing
good resolution (16MP)
built-in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Landscape photography advice
Ricoh WG-30 Landscape photography advice
59
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inches)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
no image stabilization
megapixel count low (12MP)
no Time Lapse recording
43
relatively wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Digital)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
weather proofing
lack of manual focus
can't switch lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inch)
manual mode not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GF5
Vlogging with Ricoh WG-30
32
touchscreen capability
has face detect focusing
great video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
no mic port
33
relatively wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Digital)
offers face detection focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
lack of external microphone port
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Panasonic GF5 vs Ricoh WG-30 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF5 and Ricoh WG-30
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5Ricoh WG-30
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Ricoh
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 Ricoh WG-30
Category Entry-Level Mirrorless Waterproof
Released 2012-04-05 2014-10-09
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine FHD -
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 12800 6400
Lowest native ISO 160 125
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points 23 9
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.5-5.5
Macro focusing range - 1cm
Number of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inch 2.7 inch
Resolution of display 920k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Display tech TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 4s
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting speed 4.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 6.30 m 3.90 m (Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, flash off, flash on, auto + redeye
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/160s -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 50 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 267 gr (0.59 pounds) 192 gr (0.42 pounds)
Dimensions 108 x 67 x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") 123 x 62 x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 50 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 20.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.0 not tested
DXO Low light rating 573 not tested
Other
Battery life 360 shots 300 shots
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - D-LI92
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, internal
Storage slots Single Single
Retail price $600 $428