Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III vs. Ricoh WG-70

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III and Ricoh WG-70. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III vs. Ricoh WG-70 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss -
Height 5.81 cm 6.15 cm
Width 10.16 cm 12.25 cm
Depth 4.1 cm 2.95 cm
Weight 263 g 173 g
Weight Details - Camera only: 173 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 193 g
Body Material Aluminium -
Enclosure Colour Black Orange | Black
Protection - Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant, IPX8
Digital Zoom 11x 7.2x
Optical Zoom 2.9x 5x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 16,760,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 50 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) Electronic (Pixel Track SR)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Image Processor BIONZ X -
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 2.9x zoom - 8.8 - 25.7 mm - f/1.8-2.8 Vario-Sonnar T* Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 70mm 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 50 cm
Macro Focus Range - 1-60cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 10 elements 9 groups / 11 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, built-in neutral density filter, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, Direct Manual Focus (DMF) Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 9
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View -
AE/AF Control Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.59x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Features Viewfinder brightness control, auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
ISO (Max) 25600 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800) ISO auto, ISO 125-6400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, high sensitivity, handheld twilight, gourmet, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, surf & snow, PET, food, fireworks, flower, night scene, Underwater, sports mode, night scene with portrait, anti shake, kids, report, digital microscope, underwater movie, handheld night shot, Dynamic Range (HDR)
Special Effects 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 Soft, Black & White, Sepia, Colour, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Colour Extract, brightness, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Color Emphasis, Slide Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Type 3" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology -
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing -
Effective Flash Range 0.4 m - 10.2 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.4 m - 6.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
20.4 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens)
13 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens)
0.2 m - 5.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Video Recording Modes FH, FX, PS -
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card - 64 GB SDXC
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 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
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 1280 x 960
JPEG 1024 x 768
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1280 x 720 - 100 fps - 50Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 120 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Battery Type Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion Pentax D-Li92 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included) Pentax D-Li92 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 2.67 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 230 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1.92 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.42 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.5 hours (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 300 shots
Playback - 260 minutes
Video recording - 90 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices -
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0
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 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec Yes
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second, 2.9 frames per second -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Built-in Light - 6x white LEDs
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Dual Stream Encoding, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing Digital image rotation, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, HDR image enhancement technology, Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR)
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Ricoh WG-70
Included Accessories Carrying case, AC power adaptor, wrist strap, camera grip, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter AC power adaptor, USB cable, macro stand, carabiner strap
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 -
Min Operating Temperature - -10 °C
Underwater Use - Yes
Underwater Depth - Up to 14 m
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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