Ricoh WG-6 vs Sony W510

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh WG-6 vs Sony W510, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Ultracompact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the WG-6 (20MP) and W510 (12MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The WG-6 was announced 7 years later than the W510 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-6 being a Compact camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the WG-6 grades vs the W510 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh WG-6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh WG-6 Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-6 has got external measurements 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 W510 has sizing of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

See the Ricoh WG-6 vs Sony W510 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the WG-6 against the W510.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WG-6 and W510 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reviewing technical specs. The visual below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-6 and W510.

As you can tell, each of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Ricoh WG-6 to deliver greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The newer WG-6 will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.