Ricoh WG-4 vs Sony A700

Below is a complete assessment of the Ricoh WG-4 versus Sony A700, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the WG-4 (16MP) and A700 (12MP) and the WG-4 (1/2.3") and A700 (APS-C) come with different sensor size.

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The WG-4 was released 6 years later than the A700 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh WG-4 being a Compact camera and the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the WG-4 scores vs the A700 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-4 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A700. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-4 Gallery & Sony A700 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh WG-4 offers physical dimensions of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs) and the Sony A700 has dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the WG-4 and the A700.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WG-4 and A700 is 90 and 58 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The visual underneath may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-4 and A700.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WG-4 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Ricoh WG-4 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more recent WG-4 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.