Ricoh WG-50 vs Sony A65

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh WG-50 vs Sony A65, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the WG-50 (16MP) and A65 (24MP) and the WG-50 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) boast different sensor size.

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The WG-50 was unveiled 5 years after the A65 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh WG-50 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a short view of how the WG-50 scores vs the A65 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-50 & Sony SLT-A65. The full galleries are available at Ricoh WG-50 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Ricoh WG-50 has got physical dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony A65 has proportions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the WG-50 against the A65.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the WG-50 and A65 is 91 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading technical specs. The pic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-50 and A65.

As you can tell, the two cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The WG-50 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A65 will offer you greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots more aggressively. The newer WG-50 provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.