In this review, we will be comparing the WG-3 and the WG-8, two Waterproof cameras from Pentax and Ricoh. Pentax WG-3 was introduced to the market in July 2013 and Ricoh WG-8 was launched in June 2024. As you can see, WG-3 is 11 years older than WG-8. Let's see if this age difference between two cameras makes a big difference.
We can expect this to be a close match up because both models are ranked amongst the best in Waterproof cameras. Out of 83 cameras in this class, Pentax WG-3 is ranked
#6 with an overall score of 40 and Ricoh WG-8 is ranked
#10 with an overall score of 40.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Pentax WG-3 and Ricoh WG-8 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Pentax WG-3 and Ricoh WG-8 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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