Ricoh WG-30W vs Samsung GX-1L

The following is a thorough overview of the Ricoh WG-30W and Samsung GX-1L, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the WG-30W (16MP) and GX-1L (6MP) and the WG-30W (1/2.3") and GX-1L (APS-C) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The WG-30W was launched 8 years after the GX-1L which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-30W being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-1L being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the WG-30W scores versus the GX-1L in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-30W & Samsung GX-1L. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-30W Gallery & Samsung GX-1L Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Ricoh WG-30W comes with outer measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Samsung GX-1L has measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 570 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the WG-30W compared to the GX-1L.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-30W and GX-1L is 91 and 69 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the gap between sensor dimensions purely by looking at specs. The picture below might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-30W and GX-1L.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The WG-30W due to its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh trickier and the Ricoh WG-30W will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more modern WG-30W is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.