Ricoh WG-50 vs. Panasonic Lumix LX100 II

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In depth comparison and review of Ricoh WG-50 and Panasonic Lumix LX100 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. Panasonic Lumix LX100 II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Leica
Height 6.15 cm 6.62 cm
Width 12.25 cm 11.5 cm
Depth 2.96 cm 6.42 cm
Weight 173 g 350 g
Weight Details Camera only: 173 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 193 g
Camera only: 350 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 392 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Orange Black
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, shockproof, dust-resistant, sandproof, cold-resistant -
Digital Zoom 7.2x 4x
Optical Zoom 5x 3.1x
SENSOR Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 17.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels 16,790,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 17,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Features - 16:9/3:2/4:3 multi-aspect sensor
Image Stabiliser Electronic Optical (POWER O.I.S.)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Image Processor - Venus Engine
LENS Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5 Leica zoom lens - 3.1x zoom - 10.9 - 34 mm - f/1.7-2.8 DC Vario-Summilux
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-60cm 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 8 groups / 11 elements
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection -
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 49
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking 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 Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Viewfinder Type - Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.38"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.70x
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 125-6400 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing, aspect 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 -
Special Effects Soft, Black & White, Colour, fisheye, miniature, Retro, Colour Extract, brightness, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Color Emphasis Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
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
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 60 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 - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,000 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
FLASH Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Camera Flash Built-in flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 7
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
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 - 14.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.3 m - 8.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
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
MEMORY Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 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
JPEG 4736 x 3552
JPEG 3360 x 2520
JPEG 2368 x 1776
JPEG 4928 x 3288
JPEG 3504 x 2336
JPEG 2496 x 1664
JPEG 5152 x 2904
JPEG 3840 x 2160
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 3552 x 3552
JPEG 2528 x 2528
JPEG 1776 x 1776
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
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
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 - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 270 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, 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 LX100 II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 3sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.08 frames per second 2 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 11 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second
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 Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Image Rating, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), noise reduction, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Ricoh WG-50 Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, macro stand, carabiner strap Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, lens cap strap, flash carrying case, hot shoe cover
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 14 m -
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