Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC vs Ricoh WG-70

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Ricoh WG-70, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Waterproof and both are offered by Ricoh. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (10MP) and WG-70 (16MP) and the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (1/1.7") and WG-70 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC was launched 11 years before the WG-70 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have 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-70 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC matches up versus the WG-70 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Ricoh WG-70. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC Gallery and Ricoh WG-70 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC has outside dimensions of 114mm x 70mm x 44mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-70 has sizing of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Examine the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Ricoh WG-70 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC compared to the WG-70.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and WG-70 is 85 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes merely by seeing technical specs. The image here may give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and WG-70.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Ricoh WG-70 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.