Ricoh WG-50 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93

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In depth comparison and review of Ricoh WG-50 and Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93. 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. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Leica
Height 6.15 cm 6.73 cm
Width 12.25 cm 11.2 cm
Depth 2.96 cm 4.12 cm
Weight 173 g 280 g
Weight Details Camera only: 173 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 193 g
Camera only: 280 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 322 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Orange Silver
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, shockproof, dust-resistant, sandproof, cold-resistant -
Digital Zoom 7.2x -
Optical Zoom 5x 30x
SENSOR Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels 16,790,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Electronic Optical (5-axis HYBRID O.I.S. +)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
LENS Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5 Leica zoom lens - 30x zoom - 4.3 - 129 mm - f/3.3-6.4 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm 24 - 720mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-60cm 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 9 groups / 12 elements
Features Aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 -
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture, Self Portrait Auto Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Viewfinder Type - Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,166,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.46x
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
ISO (Max) 6400 6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 125-6400 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - White balance bracketing
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 Handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot
Special Effects Soft, Black & White, Colour, fisheye, miniature, Retro, Colour Extract, brightness, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Color Emphasis Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard
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
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
Retouch - Beauty Retouch Mode, Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
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 - Touch AF
FLASH Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 5.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
0.6 m - 5.6 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
2 m - 2.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
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
5184 x 3888
3712 x 2784
2624 x 1968
5184 x 3456
3712 x 2480
2624 x 1752
5184 x 2920
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
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 - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 100 fps - slow motion mode
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 200 fps - slow motion mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Battery Type Pentax D-Li92 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Pentax D-Li92 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 300 shots
Playback - 4.3 hours
Video recording - 1.5 hours
Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
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 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 3sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.08 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K)
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 Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Noise Reduction control, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, macro stand, carabiner strap Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 14 m -
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