Ricoh WG-5 GPS vs Sony A6600

Let's look more closely at the Ricoh WG-5 GPS versus Sony A6600, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the WG-5 GPS (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the WG-5 GPS (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The WG-5 GPS was manufactured 5 years earlier than the A6600 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh WG-5 GPS being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a brief view of how the WG-5 GPS grades against the A6600 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-5 GPS enjoys outer measurements of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the WG-5 GPS versus the A6600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WG-5 GPS and A6600 is 90 and 77 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The graphic underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-5 GPS and A6600.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The WG-5 GPS because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A6600 will deliver greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older WG-5 GPS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.