Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS

Here is a detailed analysis of the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Ricoh WG-5 GPS, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof and they are both manufactured by Ricoh. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (10MP) and WG-5 GPS (16MP) and the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (1/1.7") and WG-5 GPS (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC was launched 5 years prior to the WG-5 GPS and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-5 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC matches up against the WG-5 GPS when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC & Ricoh WG-5 GPS. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC Gallery & Ricoh WG-5 GPS Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC provides external measurements of 114mm x 70mm x 44mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-5 GPS has proportions of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC vs the WG-5 GPS.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and WG-5 GPS is 85 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by going through specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and WG-5 GPS.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Ricoh WG-5 GPS will show greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.