Casio EX-G1 vs Pentax WG-1

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-G1

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Significantly smaller

104x64x20 mm

115x58x28 mm

More than 30% smaller

Significantly thinner

0.8"

1.1"

Around 30% thinner

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The EX-G1's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Shoots faster

3 fps

0.7 fps

Around 4.5x faster continuous shooting

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Slightly lighter

154 g

163 g

Around 10% lighter

Cheaper

$189.99

$245.87

The best price we've seen is $56 cheaper (more than 20% less)

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the Casio EX-G1

Advantages of the Pentax WG-1

Much better wide angle

28 mm

38 mm

Around 30% better wide angle

Wider aperture

f/3.5

f/3.9

At its widest zoom, the WG-1's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Much better macro capability

1 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens

Image stabilization

Digital

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

848 x 480 @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Slightly more zoom

Around 3x more zoom

Faster max shutter speed

1/1500s

1/1250s

Around 20% faster max shutter speed

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the Pentax WG-1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Casio Exilim EX-G1

47	vs	62
Explain scores

Pentax Optio WG-1

Snapsort recommends the Pentax Optio WG-1.

advice

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Waterproof
	Great at the beach

Slow max shutter speed

EX-G1:	1/1250s
WG-1:	1/1500s

	Short max exposure time
	4 seconds

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

One has image stabilization

EX-G1:	None
WG-1:	Digital

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

EX-G1:	848 x 480 @ 30fps
WG-1:	720p @ 30fps

Poor wide angle

EX-G1:	38 mm
WG-1:	28 mm

Very narrow widest aperture size

EX-G1:	f/3.9
WG-1:	f/3.5

Poor zoom

EX-G1:	3x
WG-1:	5x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

	No built-in GPS
	Missing geo-tagging

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

competitors

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Exilim EX-G1

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Optio WG-1

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Waterproof

$170 - $200

Records higher quality movies

Has better image stabilization

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the FinePix XP50 vs the Exilim EX-G1

Compare the FinePix XP50 vs the Optio WG-1

Pentax Optio W90

Waterproof

Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity

Is thicker

Is slightly larger

Compare the Optio W90 vs the Exilim EX-G1

Compare the Optio W90 vs the Optio WG-1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Records higher quality movies

Has better image stabilization

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Exilim EX-G1

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Optio WG-1

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$114 - $159

Has better image stabilization

Has a built-in GPS

Is thicker

Much worse macro focusing

Compare the FinePix XP30 vs the Exilim EX-G1

Compare the FinePix XP30 vs the Optio WG-1

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Has better image stabilization

Has a faster max shutter speed

Is significantly heavier

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Stylus Tough 8010 vs the Exilim EX-G1

Compare the Stylus Tough 8010 vs the Optio WG-1

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the Cybershot TX10 vs the Exilim EX-G1

Compare the Cybershot TX10 vs the Optio WG-1

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Stylus Tough-3000 vs the Exilim EX-G1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Travel zoom

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZR1 vs the Exilim EX-G1

Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS

Waterproof

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Significantly smaller screen

Significantly larger

Compare the Optio WG-1 GPS vs the Exilim EX-G1

Pentax Optio WG-2

Waterproof

$324

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

No image stabilization

Larger

Compare the Optio WG-2 vs the Optio WG-1

Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS

Waterproof

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

Larger

Heavier

Compare the Optio WG-2 GPS vs the Optio WG-1

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Casio ExilimEX-G1 vs Pentax OptioWG-1

Pentax Optio WG-1

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WG-1

Casio Exilim EX-G1

Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-G1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-G1

Advantages of the Pentax WG-1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Pentax Optio W90

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Sony Cybershot TX10

Casio Exilim EX-G1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS

Pentax Optio WG-1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio WG-2

Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS

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Casio Exilim
EX-G1
vs
Pentax Optio
WG-1