Ricoh WG-5 GPS vs Sigma SD9

The following is a comprehensive analysis of the Ricoh WG-5 GPS versus Sigma SD9, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Ricoh and Sigma. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the WG-5 GPS (16MP) and SD9 (3MP) and the WG-5 GPS (1/2.3") and SD9 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizes.

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The WG-5 GPS was released 12 years after the SD9 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-5 GPS being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the WG-5 GPS matches up against the SD9 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For anybody who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh WG-5 GPS comes with outside dimensions of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs) while the Sigma SD9 has dimensions of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the WG-5 GPS against the SD9.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WG-5 GPS and SD9 is 90 and 54 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions merely by viewing specs. The pic here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the WG-5 GPS and SD9.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The WG-5 GPS featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Ricoh WG-5 GPS will render more detail as a result of its extra 13MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more recent WG-5 GPS provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.