Panasonic S3 vs Ricoh WG-6

Let's look much closer at the Panasonic S3 versus Ricoh WG-6, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the S3 (14MP) and WG-6 (20MP) but both cameras have the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The S3 was announced 8 years before the WG-6 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick summation of how the S3 matches up versus the WG-6 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 & Ricoh WG-6. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic S3 Gallery & Ricoh WG-6 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic S3 comes with outside dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-6 has measurements of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose during that time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the S3 against the WG-6.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S3 and WG-6 is 96 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by seeing specs. The visual underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the S3 and WG-6.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You can anticipate the Ricoh WG-6 to produce greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older S3 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.