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Ricoh WG-5 GPS

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4 stars
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Pros

  • low light conditions and getting good bokeh
  • Macro performance is impressive
  • The menu system is well laid out and easy to use

Cons

  • Ricoh WG-5 GPS is heavier as compared to various rivals
  • the screen has no touch support
  • RAW files are not supported therefore the user has less margin for error

Key specs

  • BSI-CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 4.9
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Multi-area, Center, Tracking, Single, Continuous, Face Detection, Live View
  • 3 in
  • no

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Ricoh WG-5 GPS - Pros & Cons

Ricoh WG-5 GPS

Pros

  • low light conditions and getting good bokeh
  • Macro performance is impressive
  • The menu system is well laid out and easy to use
  • making it easy to compare with other cameras
  • crisp details recorded at 1080p and a reasonably clean picture in low light
  • the overall impression of detail is also good
  • a great range of scene modes
  • operational speeds are quite good
  • the automatic white balance setting copes pretty well to produce accurate colours

Cons

  • Ricoh WG-5 GPS is heavier as compared to various rivals
  • the screen has no touch support
  • RAW files are not supported therefore the user has less margin for error
  • Ricoh WG-5 GPS have Weather Sealing
  • Ricoh WG-5 GPS have Touch Screen
  • Ricoh WG-5 GPS have Image Stabilization
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Ricoh WG-5 GPS is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • images quality offered by the camera is disappointing
  • noise from the lens is quite loud when using the optical zoom
  • fingers often wandered in front of the lens

Ricoh WG-5 GPS - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Ricoh WG-5 GPS - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeBSI-CMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x2592
  • 3456x3456
  • 3072x2304
  • 3072x1728
  • 2592x1464
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom4.0 x
Digital zoom7.2 x
Minimum aperture2
Maximum aperture4.9
Focal length equiv25 - 100
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Center
  • Tracking
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Face Detection
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range15.75 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
Number of focus points9
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
AE EV steps1/3
AE frames3
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range10.4
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Microphone typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight8.32 oz
Width4.92 in
Height2.56 in
Depth1.26 in
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Power
Battery life (CIPA)240
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingyes
GPSyes
Orientation sensoryes
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Image
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum125
ISO maximum6400
White balance presets6
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Supported video file formats
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Orange
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Internal storage70.0 mB
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
micro-HDMIyes
USB version2.0
Headphone portno
Microphone portno
Remote controlyes

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