Ricoh WG-30 vs Sigma SD9

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Ricoh WG-30 and Sigma SD9, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Ricoh and Sigma. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the WG-30 (16MP) and SD9 (3MP) and the WG-30 (1/2.3") and SD9 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The WG-30 was announced 12 years later than the SD9 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-30 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short highlight of how the WG-30 matches up versus the SD9 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-30 and Sigma SD9. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-30 Gallery and Sigma SD9 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Ricoh WG-30 provides outer measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD9 has proportions of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the WG-30 versus the SD9.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the WG-30 and SD9 is 91 and 54 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The visual here may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-30 and SD9.

All in all, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WG-30 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Ricoh WG-30 will resolve greater detail with its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The younger WG-30 will have a benefit in sensor technology.