Ricoh WG-20 vs Sony H20

Here is a in-depth assessment of the Ricoh WG-20 vs Sony H20, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the WG-20 (14MP) and H20 (10MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The WG-20 was introduced 4 years later than the H20 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the WG-20 scores against the H20 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh WG-20 Gallery & Sony H20 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-20 features exterior dimensions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Sony H20 has sizing of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the WG-20 against the H20.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the WG-20 and H20 is 93 and 87 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizing purely by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-20 and H20.

Clearly, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Ricoh WG-20 to result in greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent WG-20 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.