Ricoh WG-4 GPS vs Sony A450

Let's take a more detailed look at the Ricoh WG-4 GPS versus Sony A450, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Ricoh and Sony. The sensor resolution of the WG-4 GPS (16MP) and the A450 (14MP) is pretty close but the WG-4 GPS (1/2.3") and A450 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The WG-4 GPS was manufactured 4 years after the A450 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-4 GPS being a Compact camera and the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the WG-4 GPS matches up vs the A450 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-4 GPS & Sony Alpha DSLR-A450. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-4 GPS Gallery & Sony A450 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Ricoh WG-4 GPS provides physical 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) whilst the Sony A450 has measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the WG-4 GPS versus the A450.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the WG-4 GPS and A450 is 90 and 65 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions purely by looking through specifications. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-4 GPS and A450.

Plainly, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The WG-4 GPS due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS will render extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more modern WG-4 GPS is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.