Ricoh WG-50 vs Sony W510

Lets take a closer look at the Ricoh WG-50 vs Sony W510, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the WG-50 (16MP) and W510 (12MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The WG-50 was announced 6 years later than the W510 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh WG-50 being a Compact camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the WG-50 matches up vs the W510 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh WG-50 Gallery & Sony W510 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Ricoh WG-50 has got exterior measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony W510 has proportions of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the WG-50 compared to the W510.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the WG-50 and W510 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through specifications. The photograph below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-50 and W510.

Plainly, the two cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Ricoh WG-50 to resolve more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent WG-50 will have an advantage in sensor innovation.