Ricoh WG-50 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Ricoh WG-50 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. 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. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Carl Zeiss
Height 6.15 cm 9.4 cm
Width 12.25 cm 13.25 cm
Depth 2.96 cm 12.74 cm
Weight 173 g 1.05 kg
Weight Details Camera only: 173 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 193 g
Camera only: 1.05 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.095 kg
Enclosure Colour Black | Orange -
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, shockproof, dust-resistant, sandproof, cold-resistant Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom 7.2x 100x
Optical Zoom 5x 25x
SENSOR Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,790,000 pixels 21,000,000 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 (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5 Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 25x zoom - 8.8 - 220 mm - f/2.4-4.0 Vario-Sonnar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm 24 - 600mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 3 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-60cm -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 13 groups / 18 elements
Filter Size - 72 mm
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating, Direct Manual Focus (DMF)
FOCUSING Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 315
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture, Self Portrait Auto Shutter Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 125-6400 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 64, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000
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 - Dynamic Range Bracketing, 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 Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Soft, Black & White, Colour, fisheye, miniature, Retro, Colour Extract, brightness, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Color Emphasis Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box
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, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/32000 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 -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
DISPLAY Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
FLASH Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
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 -
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 5.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
1 m - 10.8 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 6.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
20.8 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens)
12.8 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, XAVC S
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), Linear PCM
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, 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
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
4864 x 3648
3648 x 2736
2592 x 1944
640 x 480
5472 x 3080
3648 x 2056
2720 x 1528
3648 x 3648
2544 x 2544
1920 x 1920
Video Capture 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Battery Type Pentax D-Li92 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li92 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh
Battery Life Photo shooting - 300 shots
Playback - 4.3 hours
Video recording - 1.5 hours
Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 3.33 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 3.08 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Print Standard Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 3sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.08 frames per second 3.5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 24 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 Sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, 24p Cinema Mode, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function
OTHERS Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, macro stand, carabiner strap Eyepiece cover, lens hood, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-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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