Ricoh WG-20 vs Sony HX99

Lets examine more in depth at the Ricoh WG-20 versus Sony HX99, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the WG-20 (14MP) and HX99 (18MP) and the WG-20 (1/2.3") and HX99 (1/2.3-inch) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-20 was unveiled 5 years before the HX99 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the WG-20 scores against the HX99 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99. The full galleries are available at Ricoh WG-20 Gallery & Sony HX99 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and size. The Ricoh WG-20 features outer measurements of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Sony HX99 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 242 grams (0.53 lbs).

See the Ricoh WG-20 versus Sony HX99 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the WG-20 compared to the HX99.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the WG-20 and HX99 is 93 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The visual below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-20 and HX99.

As you can tell, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WG-20 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Sony HX99 will provide more detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The older WG-20 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.