Ricoh WG-20 vs Sony ZV-1

Its time to take a deeper look at the Ricoh WG-20 vs Sony ZV-1, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the WG-20 (14MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the WG-20 (1/2.3") and ZV-1 (1") come with different sensor size.

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The WG-20 was revealed 7 years prior to the ZV-1 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh WG-20 being a Compact camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the WG-20 matches up vs the ZV-1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh WG-20 and Sony ZV-1. The full galleries are available at Ricoh WG-20 Gallery and Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Ricoh WG-20 provides physical dimensions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Sony ZV-1 has proportions of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") along with a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

Examine the Ricoh WG-20 vs Sony ZV-1 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the WG-20 vs the ZV-1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-20 and ZV-1 is 93 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading specifications. The visual here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the WG-20 and ZV-1.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The WG-20 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony ZV-1 will offer extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older WG-20 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.