Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 vs. Ricoh WG-50

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 and Ricoh WG-50. 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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 vs. Ricoh WG-50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Lens Included Panasonic -
Height 11.92 cm 6.15 cm
Width 13.02 cm 12.25 cm
Depth 9.43 cm 2.96 cm
Weight 572 g 173 g
Weight Details Camera only: 572 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 616 g
Camera only: 173 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 193 g
Enclosure Colour - Black | Orange
Protection - Waterproof, crushproof, shockproof, dust-resistant, sandproof, cold-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 7.2x
Optical Zoom 60x 5x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High Sensitivity MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 18,900,000 pixels 16,790,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (POWER O.I.S.) Electronic
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
LENS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Type Panasonic zoom lens - 60x zoom - 3.58 - 215 mm - f/2.8-5.9 Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 20 - 1200mm 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm 1-60cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 12 groups / 14 elements 9 groups / 11 elements
Features ED glass, aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Auto Focus - TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 9
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Touch Area AF Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
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% -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
ISO (Max) 6400 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto ISO auto, ISO 125-6400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 49 -
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic
Bracketing Modes White balance bracketing -
Shooting Programs Panorama assist, 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 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 Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard Soft, Black & White, Colour, fisheye, miniature, Retro, Colour Extract, brightness, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Color Emphasis
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade Tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Type 3" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
FLASH Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 14.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1.5 m - 6.1 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
0.2 m - 5.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage JPEG 4896 x 3672
JPEG 3456 x 2592
JPEG 2400 x 1800
JPEG 4896 x 3264
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 4896 x 2752
JPEG 3840 x 2160
JPEG 1920x1080
JPEG 3664 x 3664
JPEG 2592 x 2592
JPEG 1824 x 1824
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
Video Capture 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
1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Pentax D-Li92 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 895 mAh (included) Pentax D-Li92 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 240 shots (LCD Monitor off)
Photo shooting - 300 shots
Playback - 4.3 hours
Video recording - 1.5 hours
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Connector Type USB (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 3sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K) 1.08 frames per second
Built-in Light - LED lights
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, colour control, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, in-camera RAW processing, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Light Speed AF, noise reduction, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function 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
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Ricoh WG-50
Included Accessories Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, lens cap strap AC power adaptor, USB cable, macro stand, carabiner strap
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - -10 °C
Underwater Use - Yes
Underwater Depth - Up to 14 m
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