Panasonic ZS70 vs Ricoh WG-30

Below, we will be evaluating the Panasonic ZS70 and Ricoh WG-30, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Waterproof by companies Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the ZS70 (20MP) and WG-30 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The ZS70 was announced 2 years later than the WG-30 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the ZS70 matches up against the WG-30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70 and Ricoh WG-30. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS70 Gallery and Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic ZS70 offers external dimensions 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-30 has specifications of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic ZS70 and Ricoh WG-30 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the ZS70 and the WG-30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZS70 and WG-30 is 87 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements only by going over a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS70 and WG-30.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You should expect the Panasonic ZS70 to offer you more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The fresher ZS70 will have an advantage in sensor tech.