Ricoh WG-30W vs Samsung GX-10

Let's take a deeper look at the Ricoh WG-30W vs Samsung GX-10, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the WG-30W (16MP) and GX-10 (10MP) and the WG-30W (1/2.3") and GX-10 (APS-C) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-30W was announced 8 years after the GX-10 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh WG-30W being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise summation of how the WG-30W matches up versus the GX-10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh WG-30W & Samsung GX-10. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh WG-30W Gallery & Samsung GX-10 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-30W enjoys outer dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Samsung GX-10 has sizing of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") having a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the WG-30W and the GX-10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-30W and GX-10 is 91 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by going over technical specs. The pic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-30W and GX-10.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The WG-30W with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Ricoh WG-30W will offer more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more modern WG-30W provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.