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Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS

Portability
92
Imaging
35
Features
47
Overall
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Ricoh GR Digital IV front
 
Ricoh WG-5 GPS front
Portability
90
Imaging
41
Features
44
Overall
42

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS Key Specs

Ricoh GR Digital IV
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28mm (F1.9) lens
  • 190g - 109 x 59 x 33mm
  • Released September 2011
  • Replaced the Ricoh GR Digital III
Ricoh WG-5 GPS
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F2.0-4.9) lens
  • 236g - 125 x 65 x 32mm
  • Introduced February 2015
  • Older Model is Ricoh WG-4 GPS
  • Updated by Ricoh WG-6
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Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS Overview

On this page, we are contrasting the Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Waterproof and both of them are produced by Ricoh. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and WG-5 GPS (16MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and WG-5 GPS (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The GR Digital IV was launched 4 years prior to the WG-5 GPS and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the GR Digital IV matches up vs the WG-5 GPS with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Ricoh GR Digital IV over the Ricoh WG-5 GPS

 GR Digital IV WG-5 GPS 
Display resolution1230k460kSharper display (+770k dot)

Reasons to pick Ricoh WG-5 GPS over the Ricoh GR Digital IV

 WG-5 GPS GR Digital IV 
IntroducedFebruary 2015September 2011Fresher by 41 months

Common features in the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Ricoh WG-5 GPS

 GR Digital IV WG-5 GPS 
Manually focus More exact focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display dimensions
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch display Neither contains Touch display

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS Physical Comparison

When you are going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital IV has got physical dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-5 GPS has sizing of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the GR Digital IV and the WG-5 GPS.

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital IV and WG-5 GPS is 92 and 90 respectively.

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS top view buttons comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS Sensor Comparison

Typically, it's difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing simply by checking technical specs. The photograph here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital IV and WG-5 GPS.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GR Digital IV due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Ricoh WG-5 GPS will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV is going to be behind in sensor tech.

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS sensor size comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS Screen and ViewFinder

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV as a Portrait photography camera
Ricoh WG-5 GPS as a Portrait photography camera
41
manual focus
supports RAW files
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
41
manual focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
comes with face detect autofocus
no manual mode
no external flash support
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV Street photography highlights
Ricoh WG-5 GPS Street photography highlights
65
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports RAW files
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
59
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather sealing
fixed screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
more heavy than competition (236 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV as a Sports photography camera
Ricoh WG-5 GPS as a Sports photography camera
34
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good battery pack (390 per charge)
focal length is fixed (28mm)
low megapixels (10MP)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
49
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (16MP)
comes with tracking focus
weather sealing
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
terrible battery pack (240 CIPA)
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Ricoh GR Digital IV
Travel photography with Ricoh WG-5 GPS
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good battery pack (390 shots)
flash built-in
fast max aperture (f1.9)
low megapixels (10MP)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
69
weather sealing
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
rather wide (25mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
terrible battery pack (240 shots)
more heavy than competition (236 grams)
does not have selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV Landscape photography features
Ricoh WG-5 GPS Landscape photography features
53
manual focus
fast max aperture (f1.9)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports RAW files
good battery pack (390 shots)
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
focal length is fixed (28mm)
low megapixels (10MP)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
54
manual focus
rather wide (25mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
pretty good screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
weather sealing
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
no manual mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
terrible battery pack (240 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV Vlogging features
Ricoh WG-5 GPS Vlogging features
29
fast max aperture (f1.9)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
video res low (640 x 480 resolution)
doesn't have external microphone socket
34
rather wide (25mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detect autofocus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does not have selfie friendly screen
does not have microphone jack
more heavy than competition (236g)
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Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Ricoh GR Digital IV and Ricoh WG-5 GPS
 Ricoh GR Digital IVRicoh WG-5 GPS
General Information
Make Ricoh Ricoh
Model Ricoh GR Digital IV Ricoh WG-5 GPS
Type Small Sensor Compact Waterproof
Released 2011-09-15 2015-02-10
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 3200 6400
Minimum native ISO 80 125
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28mm (1x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Max aperture f/1.9 f/2.0-4.9
Macro focus range 1cm 1cm
Crop factor 4.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 1,230k dot 460k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (optional) None
Features
Min shutter speed 1 secs 4 secs
Max shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shutter speed - 14.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 3.00 m 10.40 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual Auto, flash off, flash on, auto + redeye, on + redeye
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p)
Highest video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 190 gr (0.42 pounds) 236 gr (0.52 pounds)
Physical dimensions 109 x 59 x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") 125 x 65 x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 390 photos 240 photos
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model DB65 D-LI92
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, internal
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at release $599 $500