Ricoh WG-20 vs Sony RX100 IV

Let's take a deeper look at the Ricoh WG-20 vs Sony RX100 IV, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the WG-20 (14MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the WG-20 (1/2.3") and RX100 IV (1") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-20 was announced 16 months prior to the RX100 IV making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-20 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summary of how the WG-20 matches up versus the RX100 IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-20 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh WG-20 Gallery and Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Ricoh WG-20 has got outer measurements of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Sony RX100 IV has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the WG-20 vs the RX100 IV.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WG-20 and RX100 IV is 93 and 89 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes purely by checking a spec sheet. The pic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-20 and RX100 IV.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The WG-20 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 IV will resolve greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged WG-20 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.