Ricoh G900 vs Samsung ST30

Let's look a little more in depth at the Ricoh G900 and Samsung ST30, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the G900 (20MP) and ST30 (10MP) and the G900 (1/2.3") and ST30 (1/3") feature different sensor size.

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The G900 was unveiled 7 years later than the ST30 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh G900 being a Compact camera and the Samsung ST30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the G900 scores vs the ST30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh G900 & Samsung ST30. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh G900 Gallery & Samsung ST30 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Ricoh G900 comes with outer dimensions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Samsung ST30 has measurements of 82mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.2" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 87 grams (0.19 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the G900 against the ST30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G900 and ST30 is 89 and 98 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The graphic here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G900 and ST30.

As you can tell, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G900 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh G900 will show greater detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The younger G900 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.