Ricoh WG-50 vs Samsung TL500

Its time to take a deeper look at the Ricoh WG-50 vs Samsung TL500, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Ricoh and Samsung. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the WG-50 (16MP) and TL500 (10MP) and the WG-50 (1/2.3") and TL500 (1/1.7") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The WG-50 was announced 6 years later than the TL500 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick view of how the WG-50 grades against the TL500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-50 and Samsung TL500. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-50 Gallery and Samsung TL500 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-50 offers outer dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Samsung TL500 has sizing of 114mm x 63mm x 29mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.1") with a weight of 386 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the WG-50 and the TL500.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the WG-50 and TL500 is 91 and 88 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The graphic here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the WG-50 and TL500.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WG-50 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Ricoh WG-50 will provide you with extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more modern WG-50 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.