Ricoh WG-6 vs Sony A450

Below, we will be looking at the Ricoh WG-6 versus Sony A450, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the WG-6 (20MP) and A450 (14MP) and the WG-6 (1/2.3") and A450 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-6 was revealed 8 years after the A450 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh WG-6 being a Compact camera and the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the WG-6 grades versus the A450 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-6 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A450. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-6 Gallery & Sony A450 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh WG-6 offers outer dimensions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Sony A450 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the WG-6 compared to the A450.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the WG-6 and A450 is 89 and 65 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizes only by going over technical specs. The pic underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-6 and A450.

As you have seen, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The WG-6 using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Ricoh WG-6 will offer extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher WG-6 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.