Below you can see the front view size comparison of Ricoh WG-50 and Panasonic G3. Ricoh WG-50 is 22mm shorter and 17mm thinner than Panasonic G3 but it is also 8mm wider. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Ricoh WG-50 has a built-in lens but Panasonic G3 doesn't. Once you put a lens on G3, its thickness will increase significantly.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Ricoh WG-50 and Panasonic G3.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Ricoh WG-50 is significantly lighter (143g ) than the Panasonic G3 which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Again, this comparison may not be very useful in real life as we are comparing the weight of a camera with a built-in lens to the body-only weight of an interchangeable lens camera. Once you put a lens on G3, the total kit will weigh much higher.
Both Ricoh WG-50 and Panasonic G3 have 16.0 MP resolution sensors but Ricoh WG-50's sensor is 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) and Panasonic G3's sensor is Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ).
Since Panasonic G3's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Ricoh WG-50.
Below you can see the WG-50 and G3 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Panasonic G3 has a 8.0x Larger sensor area than Ricoh WG-50. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
In this section, we rank and compare Ricoh WG-50 and Panasonic G3 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Ricoh WG-50 for Portrait Photography
Panasonic G3 for Portrait Photography
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No Image Stabilization
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Exposure Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
No Image Stabilization
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Ricoh WG-50 for Street Photography
Panasonic G3 for Street Photography
Small Body
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No Image Stabilization
No RAW shooting capability
No Built-in Viewfinder
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
No Image Stabilization
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Ricoh WG-50 for Sports Photography
Panasonic G3 for Sports Photography
Fast Continuous Shooting: 8.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
Wireless Connection
Fast Lens at Tele: f3.50
140 mm Tele Lens
No Image Stabilization
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Exposure Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
9 Focus Points
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Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
23 Focus Points
Average Continuous Shooting: 4.0fps
No Image Stabilization
Environmental Sealings
Poor Battery Life: 270 shots
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Ricoh WG-50 for Daily Photography
Panasonic G3 for Daily Photography
Compact Body
Environmental Sealings
193g
5X Optical Zoom
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No RAW shooting capability
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Medium size Body
336g
Body Thickness 47mm
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Ricoh WG-50 for Landscape Photography
Panasonic G3 for Landscape Photography
28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Environmental Sealings
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No Manual Exposure Mode
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Live-view
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
No Environmental Sealings
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You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Ricoh WG-50 and Panasonic G3, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Ricoh WG-50 and Panasonic G3 scores compare:
Ricoh WG-50
Ranked
#113 out of 468 in Compact cameras
Ranked
#527 out of 1131 in all Cameras
Panasonic G3
Ranked
#39 out of 49 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#221 out of 1131 in all Cameras
Panasonic G3 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Ricoh WG-50 in all criterias except one: Portability.
If small size and light body is a big priority for you, choose Ricoh WG-50. Otherwise, Panasonic G3 is the better camera overall.
| General |
Ricoh WG-50 |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 |
| Brand |
Ricoh |
Panasonic |
| Announced |
2017-05-24 |
2011-07-11 |
| Body Type |
Compact |
SLR-style mirrorless |
| Price |
$276.95 |
$299.00 |
Sensor |
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| Type |
BSI-CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
1/2.3" |
Four Thirds |
| Dimensions |
6.17 x 4.55 mm |
17.3 x 13 mm |
| Area |
28.07mm2 |
224.90mm2 |
| Megapixels |
16 megapixels |
16 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
4608 x 3456 |
4592 x 3448 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
6,400 ISO |
6,400 ISO |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
125 ISO |
160 ISO |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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| AF Continuous |
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| AF Single |
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| AF Tracking |
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| AF Selective |
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| AF Center |
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| AF Multi Area |
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| AF Live View |
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| AF Face Detection |
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| AF Contrast Detection |
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| AF Phase Detection |
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| Number of Focus Points |
9 |
23 |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
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| Lens Mount |
fixed lens |
Micro Four Thirds |
| Number of Available Lenses |
n/a |
92 |
| Lens Focal Range |
28-140 mm (5x) |
no lens |
| Max Aperture |
F3.5-5.5 |
no lens |
| Macro Focus Range |
1cm |
no lens |
Screen |
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| Type |
Fixed type |
Fully Articulated |
| Size |
2.7 |
3″ |
| Resolution |
230k dots |
460k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
None |
Electronic |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
no electronic viewfinder |
1,440k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
n/a |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
n/a |
0.7 |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/4000s |
1/4000s |
| Shutter Priority |
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| Aperture Priority |
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
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| Custom White Balance |
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| Image Stabilization |
Digital only |
Optical |
| Built-in Flash |
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| Flash Range |
5.50 m (at Auto ISO) |
11.00 m |
| Max Flash Sync |
n/a |
1/160s |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
8.0 fps |
4.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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| Partial |
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| Center Weighted |
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| WB Bracketing |
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
1920 x 1080 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
AVCHD, Motion JPEG |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Yes (Wireless) |
None |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
193g |
336g |
| Dimensions |
123 x 62 x 30mm |
115 x 84 x 47mm |
| Battery Life |
300 shots |
270 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
None |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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| DxO Overall Score |
not tested |
56 |
| DxO Color Depth |
not tested |
21.0 |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
not tested |
10.6 |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
not tested |
667 |
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