Ricoh WG-70 vs Sony S950

Let's look much closer at the Ricoh WG-70 vs Sony S950, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the WG-70 (16MP) and S950 (10MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The WG-70 was announced 11 years later than the S950 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a short view of how the WG-70 scores vs the S950 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh WG-70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh WG-70 Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-70 comes with outer measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony S950 has sizing of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the WG-70 vs the S950.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the WG-70 and S950 is 91 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The photograph underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-70 and S950.

To sum up, each of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Ricoh WG-70 to give you greater detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots more aggressively. The younger WG-70 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.