Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-6

Below is a in-depth overview of the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Ricoh WG-6, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof and they are both created by Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and WG-6 (20MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and WG-6 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The GR Digital IV was announced 7 years before the WG-6 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the GR Digital IV scores versus the WG-6 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Ricoh WG-6. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Ricoh WG-6 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GR Digital IV offers external dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-6 has proportions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the GR Digital IV against the WG-6.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital IV and WG-6 is 92 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The photograph below may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital IV and WG-6.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital IV having a larger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Ricoh WG-6 will give you more detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.