Ricoh WG-20 vs Samsung TL500

Lets take a more detailed look at the Ricoh WG-20 vs Samsung TL500, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Ricoh and Samsung. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the WG-20 (14MP) and TL500 (10MP) and the WG-20 (1/2.3") and TL500 (1/1.7") offer different sensor measurements.

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The WG-20 was released 3 years later than the TL500 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the WG-20 scores against the TL500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh WG-20 and Samsung TL500. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-20 Gallery and Samsung TL500 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Ricoh WG-20 enjoys exterior dimensions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Samsung TL500 has specifications of 114mm x 63mm x 29mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.1") having a weight of 386 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the WG-20 compared to the TL500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the WG-20 and TL500 is 93 and 88 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by researching specs. The photograph below may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-20 and TL500.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The WG-20 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Ricoh WG-20 will result in extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more recent WG-20 provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.