Ricoh WG-20 vs Samsung NX500

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Ricoh WG-20 vs Samsung NX500, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the WG-20 (14MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the WG-20 (1/2.3") and NX500 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The WG-20 was launched 12 months before the NX500 and they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh WG-20 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the WG-20 matches up vs the NX500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-20 & Samsung NX500. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-20 Gallery & Samsung NX500 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh WG-20 enjoys outer measurements of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) while the Samsung NX500 has dimensions of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

Contrast the Ricoh WG-20 vs Samsung NX500 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the WG-20 and the NX500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-20 and NX500 is 93 and 87 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by looking through a spec sheet. The visual below will give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-20 and NX500.

Clearly, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The WG-20 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Samsung NX500 will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures more aggressively. The older WG-20 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.