Ricoh WG-4 GPS vs Sony A200

Here, we will be looking at the Ricoh WG-4 GPS and Sony A200, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the WG-4 GPS (16MP) and A200 (10MP) and the WG-4 GPS (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-4 GPS was released 5 years later than the A200 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-4 GPS being a Compact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the WG-4 GPS grades versus the A200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh WG-4 GPS & Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-4 GPS Gallery & Sony A200 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-4 GPS offers outer measurements of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs) and the Sony A200 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the WG-4 GPS compared to the A200.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WG-4 GPS and A200 is 90 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through technical specs. The photograph here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-4 GPS and A200.

As you can tell, both cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WG-4 GPS because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more recent WG-4 GPS should have a benefit in sensor innovation.