Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Ricoh WG-70

Here is a in-depth analysis of the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Ricoh WG-70, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are produced by Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and WG-70 (16MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and WG-70 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The GR Digital IV was launched 9 years earlier than the WG-70 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the GR Digital IV matches up vs the WG-70 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Ricoh WG-70. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Ricoh WG-70 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR Digital IV offers outer dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-70 has dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the GR Digital IV versus the WG-70.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital IV and WG-70 is 92 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to see the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing a spec sheet. The visual below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital IV and WG-70.

As you can see, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The GR Digital IV due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Ricoh WG-70 will provide you with greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.