Ricoh WG-8

The Ricoh WG-8 is a mirrorless camera launched on 06/05/2024.

Technically speaking, the Ricoh WG-8 ranks well below the category average, scoring 32 overall. The Ricoh WG-8 weights 242 gr and spans 118 x 66 x 33 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Ricoh WG-8 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 76, ranks in the category best 35%.

On the contrary, the performance of Ricoh WG-8 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 4, ranks among the worst 5% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 21, ranks among the worst 12% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 56, ranks among the worst 37% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 14, ranks 5% in its category. Ricoh WG-8 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 12, ranks 5% in its category. Ricoh WG-8 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 22, ranks 5% in its category. Ricoh WG-8 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 52, ranks 11% in its category. Ricoh WG-8 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 53, ranks 19% in its category. Ricoh WG-8 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Ricoh WG-8 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 436.91 CAD and 436.91 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Ricoh WG-8 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.