Ricoh WG-6 vs Sony RX100 III

Below is a thorough overview of the Ricoh WG-6 vs Sony RX100 III, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Ricoh and Sony. The sensor resolution of the WG-6 (20MP) and the RX100 III (20MP) is fairly similar but the WG-6 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The WG-6 was revealed 3 years later than the RX100 III and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh WG-6 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the WG-6 scores vs the RX100 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are available at Ricoh WG-6 Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh WG-6 comes with outside dimensions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the WG-6 versus the RX100 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the WG-6 and RX100 III is 89 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to see the difference between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specifications. The graphic here will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the WG-6 and RX100 III.

Plainly, each of the cameras have the same resolution but not the same sensor measurements. The WG-6 uses the tinier sensor which is going to make getting bokeh trickier. The younger WG-6 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.