Ricoh WG-20 vs Sony W830

The following is a extensive assessment of the Ricoh WG-20 and Sony W830, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the WG-20 (14MP) and W830 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The WG-20 was brought out very close to the W830 which means that they are of a similar generation. The two cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh WG-20 being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the WG-20 matches up versus the W830 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-20 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh WG-20 Gallery and Sony W830 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh WG-20 enjoys external 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) and the Sony W830 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Analyze the Ricoh WG-20 and Sony W830 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the WG-20 compared to the W830.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-20 and W830 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions only by looking at technical specs. The picture below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-20 and W830.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Sony W830 to resolve more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos much more aggressively.