Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Ricoh WG-30

On this page, we will be looking at the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Ricoh WG-30, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are produced by Ricoh. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the GXR Mount A12 (12MP) and WG-30 (16MP) and the GXR Mount A12 (APS-C) and WG-30 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR Mount A12 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the WG-30 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summary of how the GXR Mount A12 scores versus the WG-30 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR Mount A12 & Ricoh WG-30. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh GXR Mount A12 Gallery & Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Ricoh GXR Mount A12 enjoys physical dimensions of 120mm x 70mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.8") and a weight of 370 grams (0.82 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-30 has sizing of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the GXR Mount A12 against the WG-30.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the GXR Mount A12 and WG-30 is 84 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The photograph below will give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the GXR Mount A12 and WG-30.

All in all, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GXR Mount A12 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Ricoh WG-30 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older GXR Mount A12 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.