Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II vs. Ricoh WG-50

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II and Ricoh WG-50. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II vs. Ricoh WG-50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Height 6.09 cm 6.15 cm
Width 10.55 cm 12.25 cm
Depth 4.2 cm 2.96 cm
Weight 319 g 173 g
Weight Details - Camera only: 173 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 193 g
Enclosure Colour - Black | Orange
Protection - Waterproof, crushproof, shockproof, dust-resistant, sandproof, cold-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 7.2x
Optical Zoom 4.2x 5x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,100,000 pixels 16,790,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,900,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.95 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode) Electronic
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Image Processor DIGIC 7 -
LENS Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Type Zoom lens - 4.2x zoom - 8.8 - 36.8 mm - f/1.8-2.8 Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 100mm 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 40 cm 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-50cm 1-60cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 9 groups / 11 elements
Features UD glass, built-in 1/8 neutral density filter, aspherical lens, UA lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 31 9
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, AI Focus AF Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
ISO (Max) 25600 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800) ISO auto, ISO 125-6400
Exposure Metering Evaluative, spot AF area, centre-weighted Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, self-portrait, fireworks, panning, Underwater, soft background, miniature effect, toy camera effect, soft focus, Dynamic Range (HDR), creative shot, star nightscape, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait, grainy monochrome, oil painting effect, water-painting effect Landscape, portrait mode, text, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, fireworks, flower, night scene, Underwater, sports mode, sunset, candle, night scene with portrait, kids, report, digital microscope, handheld night shot, Dynamic Range (HDR), digital IS, portrait & sunset, portrait & backlight, portrait & blue sky, group photo
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail Soft, Black & White, Colour, fisheye, miniature, Retro, Colour Extract, brightness, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Color Emphasis
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, fluorescent light (daylight white) Tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 1 sec 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Type 3" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 7 m (wide lens)
0.4 m - 4 m (tele lens)
0.2 m - 5.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Digital Video Format H.264, iFrame H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 32 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4864 x 3648
RAW 5472 x 3080
RAW 3648 x 3648
RAW 3648 x 2912
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 2880 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 1536 x 1232
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 480 x 480
JPEG 480 x 384
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1464
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1024 x 768
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 35Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Battery Type Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li92 Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1250 mAh (included) Pentax D-Li92 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 240 shots Photo shooting - 300 shots
Playback - 4.3 hours
Video recording - 1.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows Mac, Windows
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 3sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 5.4 frames per second 1.08 frames per second
Built-in Light - LED lights
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto Histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Pixel Track SR, Eye-Fi Card Ready, noise reduction over long exposures
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Ricoh WG-50
Included Accessories Battery charger, tripod, wrist strap AC power adaptor, USB cable, macro stand, carabiner strap
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Underwater Use - Yes
Underwater Depth - Up to 14 m
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