Pentax E90 vs Ricoh WG-80

Below is a comprehensive review of the Pentax E90 vs Ricoh WG-80, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Pentax and Ricoh. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the E90 (10MP) and WG-80 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The E90 was brought out 13 years earlier than the WG-80 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E90 grades versus the WG-80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Optio E90 & Ricoh WG-80. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax E90 Gallery & Ricoh WG-80 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Pentax E90 enjoys outer dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-80 has sizing of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the E90 vs the WG-80.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E90 and WG-80 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by checking specifications. The visual here should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E90 and WG-80.

To sum up, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Ricoh WG-80 to give greater detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older E90 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.