Ricoh WG-5 GPS vs Sony A9 II

Its time to look much closer at the Ricoh WG-5 GPS and Sony A9 II, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the WG-5 GPS (16MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the WG-5 GPS (1/2.3") and A9 II (Full frame) possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The WG-5 GPS was revealed 5 years before the A9 II which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh WG-5 GPS being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a short summation of how the WG-5 GPS scores vs the A9 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh WG-5 GPS and Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-5 GPS Gallery and Sony A9 II Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Ricoh WG-5 GPS provides external measurements of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs) and the Sony A9 II has specifications of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

See the Ricoh WG-5 GPS and Sony A9 II in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are using during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the WG-5 GPS compared to the A9 II.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the WG-5 GPS and A9 II is 90 and 62 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to envision the difference between sensor dimensions only by looking at a spec sheet. The picture underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-5 GPS and A9 II.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The WG-5 GPS using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A9 II will resolve greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged WG-5 GPS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.