Ricoh WG-70 vs Sony A6600

Let's look much closer at the Ricoh WG-70 versus Sony A6600, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the WG-70 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the WG-70 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The WG-70 was launched 6 months later than the A6600 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh WG-70 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the WG-70 matches up vs the A6600 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-70 & Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh WG-70 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Ricoh WG-70 provides outer 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) whilst the Sony A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Compare the Ricoh WG-70 versus Sony A6600 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the WG-70 and the A6600.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WG-70 and A6600 is 91 and 77 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph below might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the WG-70 and A6600.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The WG-70 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6600 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively.