Ricoh WG-4 vs Sony A68

Lets look a little more in depth at the Ricoh WG-4 and Sony A68, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the WG-4 (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the WG-4 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) boast different sensor size.

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The WG-4 was unveiled 21 months prior to the A68 making them a generation apart from one another. The two cameras have different body design with the Ricoh WG-4 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the WG-4 matches up versus the A68 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-4 & Sony SLT-A68. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-4 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and size. The Ricoh WG-4 comes with external measurements of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs) while the Sony A68 has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the WG-4 versus the A68.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-4 and A68 is 90 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing purely by researching technical specs. The graphic below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-4 and A68.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The WG-4 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A68 will result in more detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images more aggressively. The older WG-4 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.