Ricoh WG-30 vs Sony A7 III

Let's take a closer look at the Ricoh WG-30 versus Sony A7 III, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the WG-30 (16MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the WG-30 (1/2.3") and A7 III (Full frame) use different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-30 was unveiled 4 years prior to the A7 III and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh WG-30 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the WG-30 matches up versus the A7 III in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-30 and Sony Alpha A7 III. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-30 Gallery and Sony A7 III Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Ricoh WG-30 comes with outer measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Sony A7 III has specifications of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the WG-30 vs the A7 III.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the WG-30 and A7 III is 91 and 63 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The graphic below might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-30 and A7 III.

All in all, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WG-30 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A7 III will render more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older WG-30 will be behind in sensor innovation.