Ricoh WG-4 vs Sony A200

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Ricoh WG-4 vs Sony A200, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the WG-4 (16MP) and A200 (10MP) and the WG-4 (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) have different sensor sizing.

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The WG-4 was introduced 5 years later than the A200 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-4 being a Compact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the WG-4 matches up against the A200 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-4 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-4 Gallery and Sony A200 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-4 comes with exterior dimensions of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs) and the Sony A200 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") and a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

Compare the Ricoh WG-4 vs Sony A200 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the WG-4 vs the A200.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WG-4 and A200 is 90 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-4 and A200.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WG-4 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Ricoh WG-4 will give extra detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The more modern WG-4 provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.