Ricoh WG-M1 vs Sony A9 II

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh WG-M1 versus Sony A9 II, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the WG-M1 (14MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the WG-M1 (1/2.3") and A9 II (Full frame) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The WG-M1 was announced 6 years before the A9 II and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh WG-M1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the WG-M1 grades vs the A9 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh WG-M1 and Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-M1 Gallery and Sony A9 II Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh WG-M1 offers outside measurements of 66mm x 43mm x 89mm (2.6" x 1.7" x 3.5") along with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Sony A9 II has sizing of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the WG-M1 and the A9 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the WG-M1 and A9 II is 91 and 62 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading a spec sheet. The graphic below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the WG-M1 and A9 II.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The WG-M1 with its tinier sensor will make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A9 II will offer you extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older WG-M1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.