Ricoh WG-30 vs Sony W310

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Ricoh WG-30 vs Sony W310, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the WG-30 (16MP) and W310 (12MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The WG-30 was released 4 years later than the W310 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-30 being a Compact camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the WG-30 grades versus the W310 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-30 Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh WG-30 offers physical measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Sony W310 has dimensions of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the WG-30 against the W310.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-30 and W310 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through specifications. The visual underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-30 and W310.

To sum up, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but different MP. You can anticipate the Ricoh WG-30 to resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The more recent WG-30 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.