Ricoh WG-30W vs Sony W570

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Ricoh WG-30W versus Sony W570, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. The image resolution of the WG-30W (16MP) and the W570 (16MP) is very close and they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The WG-30W was introduced 3 years later than the W570 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh WG-30W being a Compact camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the WG-30W grades vs the W570 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh WG-30W & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-30W Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-30W comes with outside dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony W570 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the WG-30W against the W570.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the WG-30W and W570 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizing purely by researching specifications. The visual below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-30W and W570.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the exact same MP and you can expect comparable quality of pictures but you might want to take the age of the cameras into account. The fresher WG-30W is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.