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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50

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Features
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Overall
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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC front
 
Ricoh WG-50 front
Portability
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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 Key Specs

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-300mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 367g - 114 x 58 x 50mm
  • Announced August 2010
Ricoh WG-50
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 193g - 123 x 62 x 30mm
  • Introduced May 2017
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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 Overview

Below is a detailed review of the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and Ricoh WG-50, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are sold by Ricoh. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC (10MP) and WG-50 (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC was introduced 7 years earlier than the WG-50 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-50 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summary of how the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC matches up against the WG-50 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC over the Ricoh WG-50

 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC WG-50 
Screen dimensions3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution920k230kCrisper screen (+690k dot)

Reasons to pick Ricoh WG-50 over the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC

 WG-50 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC 
IntroducedMay 2017August 2010More recent by 82 months

Common features in the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and Ricoh WG-50

 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC WG-50 
Manually focus Very exact focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither has Touch friendly screen

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 Physical Comparison

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC has external measurements of 114mm x 58mm x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 367 grams (0.81 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-50 has sizing of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Check out the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and Ricoh WG-50 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and the WG-50.

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and WG-50 is 85 and 91 respectively.

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 top view buttons comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through specs. The photograph underneath should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and WG-50.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Ricoh WG-50 to render extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 sensor size comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 Screen and ViewFinder

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Portrait photography details
Ricoh WG-50 Portrait photography details
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focusing manually
delivers RAW formats
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
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you can focus manually
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has face detection focus
lack of manual exposure
no external flash support
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
Street photography with Ricoh WG-50
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image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW formats
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
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built in image stabilization (Digital)
environment sealing
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC as a Sports photography camera
Ricoh WG-50 as a Sports photography camera
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image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
better than average battery life (440 CIPA)
slow continuous shooting (5.0 fps)
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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built in image stabilization (Digital)
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has tracking autofocus
environment sealing
no shutter priority
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Travel photography highlights
Ricoh WG-50 Travel photography highlights
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better than average battery life (440 per charge)
has built in flash
pretty wide (28mm)
very long reach (300mm)
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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environment sealing
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has built in flash
really wide (28mm)
screen isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
Landscape photography with Ricoh WG-50
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focusing manually
pretty wide (28mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW formats
better than average battery life (440 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
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you can focus manually
really wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Digital)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
environment sealing
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
tiny screen (2.7 inches)
lack of manual exposure
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
Vlogging with Ricoh WG-50
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pretty wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have external microphone jack
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really wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Digital)
has face detection focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
screen isn't selfie friendly
missing external mic jack
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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Ricoh WG-50 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and Ricoh WG-50
 Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VCRicoh WG-50
General Information
Company Ricoh Ricoh
Model Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Ricoh WG-50
Category Advanced Mirrorless Waterproof
Announced 2010-08-06 2017-05-24
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Smooth Imaging Engine IV -
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 3200 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-300mm (10.7x) 28-140mm (5.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.5-5.6 f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus distance 1cm 1cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inch 2.7 inch
Resolution of screen 920k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 4 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 5.0 frames per sec 8.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.50 m 5.50 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual On, off
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 @ 30p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Yes (Wireless)
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 367g (0.81 lbs) 193g (0.43 lbs)
Physical dimensions 114 x 58 x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0") 123 x 62 x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around 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 440 photographs 300 photographs
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - D-LI92
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images) ) Yes (2 or 10 secs, remote)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Storage slots One One
Launch cost $147 $280