Ricoh WG-4 GPS Review
Specifications
The Ricoh WG-4 is a ruggedized compact point-and-shoot camera. Its specifications are virtually identical to those of the WG-3 that came before it.
| Camera name | Ricoh WG-4 / WG-4 GPS |
| Announced | Q1, 2014 |
| Resolution | 16 MP (4608 x 3456) |
| Sensor | 1/2.3 inch back-lit CMOS |
| ISO range | Auto and manual, 125 - 6400 Manual ISO not available in Tv mode |
| Aspect ratios | 16:9, 4:3, and 1:1 |
| Shake reduction | Mechanical sensor-shift (SR) and Software based (Digital SR) |
| Exposure modes | Auto Picture, Program, Tv (shutter priority), User, Night Scene, Digital Microscope, Landscape,Flower, Portrait, Underwater, Interval Shooting, Handheld Night Snap,Surf and Snow, Kids, Pet, Sport, Candlelight, Fireworks, Night Scene Portrait,Text, Food, Digital Wide, Panorama, Green Mode |
| Exposure compensation | +/- 2 EV (1/3EV steps) |
| Expanded dynamic range | Highlight and shadow |
| Light meter | Multi-segment, center weight, spot |
| Shutter | Mechanical and electronic |
| Shutter speeds | 1/4s to 1/4000s. Night scene mode up to 4s |
| Shutter lag | 0.016 s |
| Drive modes | One shot, Self-timer (2s and 10s), Remote control (immediate or 3s), continuous shooting, burst shooting, auto bracketing |
| Lens | 4x optical zoom, 4.5-18mm F2.0-F4.9 (25-100mm eqv.) |
| Optics | 9 elements (4 aspherical) in 7 groups |
| Digital zoom | 7.2x |
| Auto focus | 9 point contrast detect AF, spot, auto tracking, focus lock, AF assist lamp |
| Manual focus | Infinity, pan focus, manual focus (1cm to infinity) |
| Closest focus distance | Standard: 40 cm/1.31 ft (entire zoom area)Macro: 10 cm/0.33 ft (mid-zoom to telephoto)Super macro: 1 cm/0.4 in. (mid-zoom to telephoto) |
| Viewfinder | No |
| Live View | Yes |
| White balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (Daylight Color, Daylight White, White Light), Manual |
| Digital filters | B&W/Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starburst, Soft, Fish- eye, Brightness, Miniature |
| In-camera picture editing | Yes |
| Flash | Built-in: Range up to 5.5m/18 ft (wide angle), 3.5m/14 ft (telephoto) |
| Movie | Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 30 fps HD (1280 x 720) at 60 and 30 fps VGA (640 x 480) at 30 fps |
| Movie shake reduction | Movie SR (software based) |
| Sound | Stereo |
| In-camera movie editing | Save as still, movie divide, add title picture |
| LCD monitor | 3 inch, 460,000 dots (16:9) |
| Storage media | SD, SDHC, SDXC, 70 MB built-in Eye-Fi compatible |
| File format | Still: JPG, Movie: MPEG-4 AVC/h.264 |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0, PC/AV, HDMI |
| Battery | D-LI92 lithium-ion AC adapter K-AC117 included |
| Infrared Ports | Front and rear |
| Battery life | 240 images, 65 min movie recording, 200 min playback time |
| Special features |
WG-4 GPS only:
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| Size (W x H x D) | 125 x 64.5 x 32mm |
| Waterproofing | Water proof to 14 m / 45 ft Shock proof (2 m / 6.6 ft drop) Cold proof (-10 C / 14 F) |
| Weight | 235g (WG-4 GPS) |
| MSRP | $379 (WG-4 GPS) |
With a maximum aperture of F2.0 at the widest zoom setting, the WG-4 will excel at low-light photography compared to cameras before the WG-3. Competing cameras currently do not offer this fast aperture.
The WG-4 is behind the competition in a few areas, such as video and the resolution of its LCD screen.
