Ricoh WG-70 vs Sony A6300

Let's look more closely at the Ricoh WG-70 vs Sony A6300, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the WG-70 (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the WG-70 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizing.

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The WG-70 was announced 4 years later than the A6300 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-70 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the WG-70 matches up against the A6300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh WG-70 and Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh WG-70 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-70 has exterior dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh WG-70 vs Sony A6300 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the WG-70 and the A6300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-70 and A6300 is 91 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the WG-70 and A6300.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WG-70 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Sony A6300 will give more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The newer WG-70 provides an edge in sensor technology.