Ricoh WG-6 vs Sony A390

Its time to look much closer at the Ricoh WG-6 and Sony A390, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the WG-6 (20MP) and A390 (14MP) and the WG-6 (1/2.3") and A390 (APS-C) have different sensor sizing.

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The WG-6 was manufactured 7 years later than the A390 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Ricoh WG-6 being a Compact camera and the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a quick overview of how the WG-6 grades vs the A390 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh WG-6 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A390. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-6 Gallery & Sony A390 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh WG-6 offers physical dimensions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony A390 has dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") with a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh WG-6 and Sony A390 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the WG-6 against the A390.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the WG-6 and A390 is 89 and 66 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The graphic here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the WG-6 and A390.

All in all, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The WG-6 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Ricoh WG-6 will show greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger WG-6 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.