Ricoh WG-30 vs Sony S980

Lets take a closer look at the Ricoh WG-30 versus Sony S980, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the WG-30 (16MP) and S980 (12MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The WG-30 was unveiled 5 years after the S980 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the WG-30 matches up against the S980 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-30 Gallery & Sony S980 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Ricoh WG-30 provides outside dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Sony S980 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the WG-30 and the S980.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-30 and S980 is 91 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to see the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading through technical specs. The image here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-30 and S980.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Ricoh WG-30 to resolve greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent WG-30 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.