Ricoh G700SE vs Sony WX300

Lets look more closely at the Ricoh G700SE and Sony WX300, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the G700SE (12MP) and WX300 (18MP) but they possess the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The G700SE was released 3 years prior to the WX300 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a concise overview of how the G700SE scores against the WX300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh G700SE & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh G700SE Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh G700SE provides physical measurements of 117mm x 68mm x 32mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 307 grams (0.68 lbs) whilst the Sony WX300 has sizing of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the G700SE versus the WX300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G700SE and WX300 is 88 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing simply by looking at specs. The visual underneath may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the G700SE and WX300.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony WX300 to resolve more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older G700SE is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.