Panasonic ZS70 vs Ricoh WG-20

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic ZS70 and Ricoh WG-20, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the ZS70 (20MP) and WG-20 (14MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The ZS70 was unveiled 3 years later than the WG-20 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the ZS70 matches up vs the WG-20 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70 & Ricoh WG-20. The full galleries are available at Panasonic ZS70 Gallery & Ricoh WG-20 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS70 comes with physical measurements of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") along with a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-20 has sizing of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the ZS70 vs the WG-20.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS70 and WG-20 is 87 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The photograph underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS70 and WG-20.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can expect the Panasonic ZS70 to provide more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher ZS70 provides a benefit in sensor tech.