Ricoh WG-30 vs Sony RX100 VA

Below is a complete overview of the Ricoh WG-30 versus Sony RX100 VA, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Ricoh and Sony. The image resolution of the WG-30 (16MP) and the RX100 VA (20MP) is relatively comparable but the WG-30 (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-30 was brought out 4 years earlier than the RX100 VA and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh WG-30 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the WG-30 matches up against the RX100 VA in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh WG-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-30 Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-30 comes with outside measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VA has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh WG-30 versus Sony RX100 VA in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the WG-30 against the RX100 VA.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the WG-30 and RX100 VA is 91 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-30 and RX100 VA.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The WG-30 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 VA will produce more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older WG-30 will be behind in sensor tech.