Ricoh WG-4 GPS vs Sony HX5

Below is a detailed comparison of the Ricoh WG-4 GPS vs Sony HX5, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the WG-4 GPS (16MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the WG-4 GPS (1/2.3") and HX5 (1/2.4") use different sensor size.

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The WG-4 GPS was introduced 3 years later than the HX5 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a concise summary of how the WG-4 GPS matches up against the HX5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-4 GPS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-4 GPS Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-4 GPS features outside dimensions of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs) while the Sony HX5 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the WG-4 GPS against the HX5.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the WG-4 GPS and HX5 is 90 and 92 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by checking out technical specs. The visual underneath will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-4 GPS and HX5.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The WG-4 GPS having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS will provide more detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The more recent WG-4 GPS provides a benefit in sensor innovation.