Ricoh WG-50 vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II

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In depth comparison and review of Ricoh WG-50 and Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II. 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

Ricoh WG-50 vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 6.15 cm 6.09 cm
Width 12.25 cm 11.09 cm
Depth 2.96 cm 4.6 cm
Weight 173 g 316 g
Weight Details Camera only: 173 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 193 g
Camera only: 316 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 340 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Orange -
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, shockproof, dust-resistant, sandproof, cold-resistant -
Digital Zoom 7.2x 4x
Optical Zoom 5x 5x
SENSOR Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,790,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Electronic Optical (5-axis Dynamic Image Stabiliser)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Image Processor - DIGIC 8
LENS Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5 Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 8.8 - 44 mm - f/1.8-2.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-60cm 5-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 11 groups / 13 elements
Features Aspherical lens UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 31
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture, Self Portrait Auto Shutter Automatic Face Tracking technology, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Features - Auto eye sensor, pop-up
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
Native ISO - 125-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 125-6400 ISO 25600, ISO auto (125-12800), ISO 125-12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs 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 Portrait mode, self-portrait, fireworks, panning, Underwater, high dynamic, fisheye effect, miniature effect, toy camera effect, soft focus, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait, grainy monochrome, oil painting effect, water-painting effect, backlight hard, background defocus
Special Effects Soft, Black & White, Colour, fisheye, miniature, Retro, Colour Extract, brightness, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Color Emphasis Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/25600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps -
DISPLAY Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 5.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
0.5 m - 7 m (wide lens)
0.4 m - 4 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 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
RAW 5472 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Battery Type Pentax D-Li92 Lithium Ion Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li92 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1250 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 300 shots
Playback - 4.3 hours
Video recording - 1.5 hours
Photo shooting - 230 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 180 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 320 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 55 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 45 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Playback - 5 hours
CONNECTIONS Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Supported Host Device Platform - iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS
Print Standard Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 3sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.08 frames per second 8 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 30 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Built-in Light LED lights -
Additional Features 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 Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, USB charging, Backlight Correction HDR, Panorama Capture, Time-Lapse recording, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile, RAW burst mode
OTHERS Ricoh WG-50 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, macro stand, carabiner strap Battery charger, wrist strap, additional battery
Software - Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Map Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility, Canon CameraWindow DC
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 14 m -
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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