Ricoh WG-4 GPS vs Sony S950

Below is a extensive assessment of the Ricoh WG-4 GPS versus Sony S950, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the WG-4 GPS (16MP) and S950 (10MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The WG-4 GPS was announced 5 years later than the S950 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the WG-4 GPS matches up against the S950 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-4 GPS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-4 GPS Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Ricoh WG-4 GPS provides 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) whilst the Sony S950 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the WG-4 GPS against the S950.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WG-4 GPS and S950 is 90 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The visual here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-4 GPS and S950.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can anticipate the Ricoh WG-4 GPS to deliver greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The newer WG-4 GPS should have a benefit in sensor innovation.