Nikon D7000 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D7000 and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D7000 was introduced in November 2010 and Ricoh WG-4 GPS was introduced in February 2014. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D7000 over Ricoh WG-4 GPS.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Ricoh WG-4 GPS over Nikon D7000.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D7000 and Ricoh WG-4 GPS have 3.0" Fixed screens with 921k dot and 460k dot resolutions respectively.

Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder on Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000 has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage and 0.95x (0.63x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Ricoh WG-4 GPS.

Nikon D7000 features a 16.2 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.6 x 15.6 mm and a total area of 368.2 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Ricoh WG-4 GPS features a 16 megapixel 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 125 - 6,400.

Ricoh WG-4 GPS has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Nikon D7000 is equipped with EXPEED 2 processor and can take pictures up to 4928 x 3264 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3696 x 2448, 2464 x 1632 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Ricoh WG-4 GPS can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4608 x 2592, 3456 x 3456, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 1728, 2592 x 1464, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 640 x 480 with 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Ricoh WG-4 GPS has an image stabilization.

Built-in GPS on Ricoh WG-4 GPS

Ricoh WG-4 GPS has a built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) technology which allows you to automatically tag the location where you took your photos. You can later categorize, organize, and search for photos based on location. This is very useful for travel and outdoor photographers for documenting the locations where images were captured.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Nikon D7000 has a Mini Type C HDMI and Ricoh WG-4 GPS has a Micro HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D7000 comes with EN-EL15 battery pack with battery life of 1050 shots and Ricoh WG-4 GPS comes with D-LI92 battery pack with battery life of 240 shots.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D7000 has Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slots. Ricoh WG-4 GPS has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D7000 has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon D7000, and up to 1/4000 sec on Ricoh WG-4 GPS. Nikon D7000 can shoot continuously up to 6.0 fps. Ricoh WG-4 GPS can shoot continuously up to 1.5 fps.

Focusing

Nikon D7000 has 39 (9 cross-type) focusing points and Ricoh WG-4 GPS has 9 focusing points. Nikon D7000 has detection range from -1 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D7000 ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D7000. You can also do exposure lock and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D7000 and exposure bracketing on Ricoh WG-4 GPS.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D7000 and 10.00 m Auto ISO on Ricoh WG-4 GPS. Nikon D7000 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe or Wireless connection. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Nikon D7000.

Nikon D7000 body has dimensions of 132 x 105 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.13 x 3.03") and Ricoh WG-4 GPS body has dimensions of 124 x 64 x 33 mm (4.88 x 2.52 x 1.3"). Nikon D7000 weighs 780 g (1.72 lb / 27.51 oz) and Ricoh WG-4 GPS weighs 235 g (0.52 lb / 8.29 oz).

Nikon D7000

Ricoh WG-4 GPS

132 mm

105 mm

124 mm

64 mm

77 mm

33 mm