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Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS

Portability
69
Imaging
57
Features
45
Overall
52
Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 front
 
Ricoh WG-4 GPS front
Portability
90
Imaging
40
Features
43
Overall
41

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS Key Specs

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 200 - 3200
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-85mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 550g - 114 x 75 x 93mm
  • Introduced February 2012
Ricoh WG-4 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
  • 235g - 124 x 64 x 33mm
  • Revealed February 2014
  • New Model is Ricoh WG-5 GPS
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Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS Overview

Below, we are comparing the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Waterproof and they are both created by Ricoh. The image resolution of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and the WG-4 GPS (16MP) is fairly comparable but the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (APS-C) and WG-4 GPS (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

Photography Glossary

The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 was unveiled 24 months earlier than the WG-4 GPS making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 scores versus the WG-4 GPS for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 over the Ricoh WG-4 GPS

 GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 WG-4 GPS 
Display resolution920k460kSharper display (+460k dot)

Reasons to pick Ricoh WG-4 GPS over the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5

 WG-4 GPS GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 
RevealedFebruary 2014February 2012Fresher by 24 months

Common features in the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and Ricoh WG-4 GPS

 GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 WG-4 GPS 
Focus manually Very accurate focus
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurement
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly display Lack of Touch friendly display

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS Physical Comparison

When you are aiming to carry your camera, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 enjoys physical measurements of 114mm x 75mm x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS has dimensions of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs).

See the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 versus the WG-4 GPS.

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and WG-4 GPS is 69 and 90 respectively.

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS top view buttons comparison

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by going through specs. The visual underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and WG-4 GPS.

All in all, both of these cameras posses the exact same megapixel count but different sensor sizing. The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 contains the larger sensor which is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler. The older GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS sensor size comparison

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS Screen and ViewFinder

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Portrait photography information
Ricoh WG-4 GPS Portrait photography information
74
you can focus manually
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
provides face detection focusing
saves RAW formats
41
manual focus
megapixel count good (16MP)
has face detection focusing
no manual control
no external flash support
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Street photography information
Ricoh WG-4 GPS Street photography information
55
good sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
screen does not articulate
no image stabilization
more heavy than competition in class (550g)
59
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather sealing
fixed screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
more heavy than competition in class (235g)
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Sports Comparison

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Sports photography details
Ricoh WG-4 GPS Sports photography details
48
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
max fps very slow (3.0 fps)
no image stabilization
doesn't have phase detect AF
45
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (16MP)
has tracking autofocus
weather sealing
painfully slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames/s)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
terrible battery (240 per charge)
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Travel photography advice
Ricoh WG-4 GPS Travel photography advice
59
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (24mm)
more heavy than competition in class (550 grams)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
69
weather sealing
megapixel count good (16MP)
has built in flash
fairly wide (25mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
terrible battery (240 per charge)
more heavy than competition in class (235 grams)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Landscape photography information
Ricoh WG-4 GPS Landscape photography information
63
you can focus manually
reasonably wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
no image stabilization
54
manual focus
fairly wide (25mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
weather sealing
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
no manual control
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
terrible battery (240 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Vlogging highlights
Ricoh WG-4 GPS Vlogging highlights
24
reasonably wide (24mm)
provides face detection focusing
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external microphone socket
more heavy than competition in class (550g)
34
fairly wide (25mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has face detection focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
does not have external microphone jack
more heavy than competition in class (235g)
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Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and Ricoh WG-4 GPS
 Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5Ricoh WG-4 GPS
General Information
Company Ricoh Ricoh
Model type Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Ricoh WG-4 GPS
Type Advanced Mirrorless Waterproof
Introduced 2012-02-02 2014-02-05
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by Smooth Imaging Engine IV -
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.6 x 15.7mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 370.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4928 x 3264 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 3200 6400
Minimum native ISO 200 125
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points - 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-85mm (3.5x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Max aperture f/3.5-5.5 f/2.0-4.9
Macro focusing distance - 1cm
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Display resolution 920 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech TFT color LCD TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic (optional) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 180 seconds 4 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/3200 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 3.0fps 2.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance - 10.00 m (Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual Auto, flash off, flash on, auto + redeye, on + redeye
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format 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 proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 550 gr (1.21 lb) 235 gr (0.52 lb)
Dimensions 114 x 75 x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") 124 x 64 x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 400 pictures 240 pictures
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID DB-90 D-LI92
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images) ) Yes (2 or 10 secs)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, internal
Storage slots One One
Price at launch $871 $210