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RICOH WG-50

Uncompromising water, shock, dust, and freeze protection.

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The all-weather
adventure camera.

A chassis rugged enough for the harshest conditions, from beneath the waves to the tops of the wintry mountains.

A rugged chassis
you can rely on in
the harshest
conditions.
Exceptional 14 m
water proofing
and 1.6 m shock
proofing.

With features that include uncompromising water proofing - good for two hours of continuos use at a depth of 14 m - freeze proofing* that ensures operation at temperatures of -10 celcius, and crush proofing capable of withstanding forces of 100kgf, this rugged camera can be used in all conditions.

Underwater Mode

This mode uses white balance optimized for underwater photos, making colors appear more natural by adding reds that tend to get lost in photos taken under water.

Outdoor View Setting

The brightness of the LCD monitor can readily be adapted to changes in ambient lighting conditions for ease of viewing and an improved shooting experience. Brightness can be increased by up to two steps to make dark areas of the display easier to see in sunlight, or lowered by up to two steps to reduce glare for night photography.

**5x Optical Zoom, Starting at 28 mm* Sharp, High-Resolution Pictures**

With a high-performance image processing engine and a back-illuminated CMOS sensor boasting hugh optical efficiency and an effective pixel count of 16 million, the WG-50 takes low-noise photos with a wide dynamic range that look beautiful even as prints.

*35 mm format equivalent.

Image Tone Modes Popularized by PENTAX DSLR Cameras

Tweaking the look of your images to suit the subject is as simple as selecting a shooting mode. Options include "vibrant", which combines balance and depth with a bright, vibrant tone, and "Slide Film", which offers the contrast and high dynamic range characteristic of slide film.

Image Tone Modes Popularized by PENTAX DSLR Cameras

Vibrant mode

Slide Film Mode

Flash Off / Flash On

The camera can be configurated to take two pictures each time the shutter button is pressed, one with the flash off and the other with it on, letting you concentrate on composition without fidding with the controls.

User-Friendly "Digital Microscope" Mode

Take spectacular macro photo of details too small to be seen by the naked eye. Lighting is provided by six LEDs placed around the lens, ensuring that the camera nver blocks the light.

*Number of recorded pixels is limited to 2M (16 : 9).

Shoot Movies in Full HD

Shoot spectacular Full HD footage (H.264/30 fps). The camera features a Type D HDMI connector for hassle-free connection to your TV.

Camera comes with handy macro stand

Capture an area 2.44 mm x 4.33 mm full frame (maximum magnification)

Fully Featured for Fun Photography

25 scene modes/5 "Image Tone" options/Self-Portrait Assist/face detection autofocus and auto exposure for up to 32 subjects/Auto Tracking AF/AF assist lamp/Pixel Track SR/Digital SR/movie shake reduction (movie SR) using electronic vibration control/ continuous shooting/burst shooting/auto bracketing/D-Range (dynamic range) options/Smile Capture/blink detection/pet detection/HDR mode/Small Face filter/Ink Rubbing filter/digital filter/Interval Shot/Interval Movie/ quick movie editing/support for remote control (remote control available separately)/Eye-Fi compatible

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PART NUMBER
Article Number	04579 (Black), 04589 (Orange)

TYPE
Camera Type	Digital compact camera resistant to water, dust, sand, crash, cold and pressure for movie and photo

SENSOR
Type	1/2.3" CMOS
Total Pixels	approx. 16.76 MP
Effective Pixels	approx. 16 MP
Still	16M(4608 x 3456), 12M(1:1)(3456 x 3456), 12M(16:9)(4608 x 2592), 7M(3072 x 2304), 5M(16:9)(3072 x 1728), 5M(2592 x 1944), 4M(16:9)(2592 x 1464), 3M(2048 x 1536), 2M(16:9)(1920 x 1080), 1024(1024 x 768), 640(640 x 480) * In Digital Microscope mode, recorded pixels is fixed to 2M(1920x1080). * In continuous shooting mode(High), recorded pixels is fixed to 5M(1600x1200) or 4M(2592x1464) per frame. * In Report mode, recorded pixels is fixed to 1280x960. * In Original Frame mode, recorded pixels is fixed to either 5M(2592x1944) or 4M(2592 x 1464). Quality Level Still: ★★★ Excellent, ★★ very good, ★ good
Movie	1920(1920x1080): approx. 30fps, 1280(1280x720): approx. 60/30fps
Sensitivity	AUTO, Manual (ISO 125 - 6400) Noise reduction: Automatically applied when the shutter speed is slower than 0.25 sec
Shake Reduction	Still Pixel Track SR Hi-sensitivity anti-shake mode (Digital SR) Movie Movie shake reduction mode (Movie SR)

LENS

Focal Length

5-25mm, equivalent to 28-140mm in 35mm

Digital Zoom

Digital zoom: approx. 7.2x

Intelligent zoom: approx. 7.5x at 7M, approx. 36x at 640 (including optical zoom)

Construction

RICOH zoom lens, 11 elements in 9 groups (5 aspherical elements)

FOCUSING SYSTEM
Type	TTL contrast detection auto focus system
Functions	Infinity-landscape, Pan Focus, Manual Focus: available 9-point AF, Spot AF, Auto tracking AF
Focus Range (automatic)	Macro: 0.1 - 0.6m / 0.33 - 1.97ft. (entire zoom range) 1cm Macro: 0.01 - 0.3m / 0.03 - 0.98ft. (middle zoom position) Manual focus range: 0.01m - infinity (Depends on the zooming steps. 0.01m is only available in 2 - 4 zoom step.)
Focus Range (manual)	0.01m - infinity (Depends on the zooming steps. 0.01m is only available in 2 - 4 zoom step.)
AF assist	AF assist lamp available

SCREEN

ScreenType

2.7" (6.86mm) Wide TFT color LCD , with Anti-reflective AR Coating (Cover only)

Resolution

approx. 230k dots

Playback

Playback functions:

One Shot, Index (6 thumb nails, 12 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 10X, scroll available), Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Folder display, Select&Delete, Calendar

Digital filter:

B&W / Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starburst, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature Filter

SHUTTER

Speed

1/4000 - 1/4sec. (Mechanical and electronic shutter)

4 sec at most. (Night Scene mode setting)

EXPOSURE SYSTEM

Metering

Multi-segment metering, Centre-weighted metering, Spot metering

Exposure Modes

Scene Modes:

Auto Picture, Program, HDR, Handheld Night Snap, Movie, High Speed Movie, Digital Microscope, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Underwater, Underwater Movie, Interval Shot, Interval Movie, Surf & Snow, Kids, Pet, Sport, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Fireworks, Food, Digital SR, Report, Green

Auto picture scene modes:

Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Standard, Flower, Sport, Candlelight, Blue Sky, Sunset, Text, Group Photo, Pet, Portrait x Blue Sky, Portrait x Sunset, Portrait x Backlight

Compensation

±2EV (1/3EV steps)

EXPOSURE PARAMETERS
Modes	Drive modes: One shot, Self-timer [10 sec, 2 sec, Remote Control (immediate or 3 sec)], Cont. Shooting, Burst Shooting, Remote Control, Interval Shooting, Auto Bracket Start-up time: approx. 1.5 sec Release time lug: approx. 0.008 sec Continious Shooting: approx. 1.08 frame/sec The max. number of frames at continious shooting: 69
Face Recognition	Face Detection AF&AE is available for all modes up to 32 faces. Smile Capture, Self-portrait assist, Self-portrait Assist + Smile Capture, Blink Detection, Detect up to 1 pet's face (auto)
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light(D:Daylight Color, N:Daylight White, W:White Light), Manual
Digital Filter	B&W / Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starburst, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature Filter

FLASH

Modes

Flash-on and Flash-off modes, "red-eye" compensation function employs a pre-discharge

Effective Range

Wide: approx. 0.2 - 5.5 m (ISO Auto)

Tele: approx. 0.2 - 3.5 m (ISO Auto)

STORAGE

Internal

Built-in Memory approx. 68MB

External

SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards

Compatible with Eye-Fi wireless memory cards

File Format

Still:

JPEG(conforms to Exif 2.3), conforms to DCF2.0, PRINT Image Matching III

Movie:

MPEG: 4 AVC/H.264

Audio:

Movie/Underwater Movie: 32KHz, 16bit, monaural
High Speed Movie: 8KHz, 16bit, monaural

SPECIAL FEATURES

Features

Water proof / Dustproof:
Equivalent to JIS Class 8 waterproof and JIS Class 6 dustproof capabilities.

Intelligent zoom not applicable under Report Mode

Waterproof (Up to 14m (45ft.) for 2hours)

Shock proof (Up to 1.6m (5.2ft.))

Operating Temperature -10°C to 40°C

Eye-Fi Compatible

Macro light

Changing Folder name function supported.

HDMI Type D (Micro) port.

Remote control compatible.

Language

English, French, Germany, Spanish, Portuguese, Italy, Dutch, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkey, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

ACCESSORIES

Kit Content

Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI92 - 39800

Carabiner strap O-ST104 - 38657

Macro stand O-MS1 - 39004

USB cable I-USB7 - 37019

Power adapter D-PA164E - 30218
Main Specifications: D-PA164E/B

Information for external power supplies under Regulation
(EU) 2019/1782 D-PA164E/B meets the level VI criteria

Input voltage	AC 100-240 V
Input AC frequency	50-60 Hz
Output voltage	DC 5.0 V
Output current	1.0 A
Output power	5.0 W
Average active efficiency	77.0 ％
No-load power consumption	30 mW
Temperature range	0-40°C (32-104°F)
External dimensions (excluding power plug)	Approx. 51.5 × 26× 37 mm (2.0” ×1.0” × 1.5”)

Optional

WG Flat adhesive mount O-CM1471 - 37030

WG Handle bar mount O-CM1472 - 37031

WG Suction Cup mount O-CM1473 - 37032

WG Holder O-CH1470 - 37033

Large adhesive mount O-CM1532 - 37041

Magnet mount O-CM1535 - 37044

Wrist strap mount O-CM1533 - 37042

Peg mount O-CM1534 - 37043

Helmet strap mount O-CM1536 - 37045

Angle adapter O-MA1532 - 37047

Carabiner - 38067

Chest harness - 50284

Remote control O-RC1 - 39892

Floating Strap - 50195

Black neoprene case - 50242

Charger kit K-BC92E - 39804

Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI92 - 39800

AC adapter K-AC117E - 38971

WG Repair parts 1 O-CM1474 (for O-CM1471) - 37034

WG repair parts 2 O-CM1475 (replacement nut for O-CM1471/72/73) - 37035

WG Repair parts 3 O-CM1476 (for O-CH1470) - 37036

BODY
Height	61.5 mm
Width	122.5mm
Depth	29.6 mm
Weight	173 g (without battery and memory card) 193 g (loaded and ready)

POWER

Source

Rechargeable D-LI92 Lithium-Ion battery

Optional AC adapter kit

Performance

Still*: approx. 300 shots (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)

Playback**: approx. 260 min. (Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery)

Movie: approx. 90 min. **

* Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recorded during CIPA-compliant testing. Actual performance may vary depending on operating conditions.

** According to the result of RICOH IMAGING in-house testing.

PLAYBACK

Digital Filter

B&W / Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starburst, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature Filter

Options

Playback functions:

One Shot, Index (6 thumb nails, 12 thumb nails), Enlargement (up to 10X, scroll available), Movie Playback, Sound Playback, Histogram, Folder display, Select&Delete, Calendar.

Playback modes:

Slideshow, Image Rotation, Small Face Filter, Ink Rubbing Filter, Collage, Digital Filter(B&W / Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis, High Contrast, Starburst, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, Miniature), HDR Filter, Original Frame, Movie Edit, Red-eye Edit, Resize, Cropping, Image Copy, Protect, Start-up Screen

MOVIE
Recording	1920(1920x1080): approx. 30fps, 1280(1280x720): approx. 60/30fps
Editing	Save as still image, Divide Movies, Adding title picture

COMPATIBILITY
PC	PC: Windows 7, 8.1 and 10
Mac	Mac OS X 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12

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RICOH WG-50	pdf	Datenblatt_WG-50_GER .pdf (DE)	1.1 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	fiche technique WG50 EN (EN)	1.2 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	fiche technique WG50 FR (FR)	1.2 MB

Quick Start Guide

RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Czech – quick start guide (CS)	4.4 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Danish – quick start guide (DA)	5.2 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Dutch – quick start guide (NL)	4.3 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – English – quick start guide (EN)	3.8 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Finnish – quick start guide (FI)	5.4 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – French – quick start guide (FR)	4.3 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – German – quick start guide (DE)	4.3 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Italian – quick start guide (IT)	4.2 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Latvian – quick start guide (LT)	5.2 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Lithuanian – quick start guide (LT)	5.6 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Polish – quick start guide (PL)	5.9 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Spanish – quick start guide (ES)	4.2 MB
RICOH WG-50	pdf	WG-50 – Swedish – quick start guide (SV)	5.3 MB

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The all-weather
adventure camera.

A chassis rugged enough for the harshest conditions, from beneath the waves to the tops of the wintry mountains.

A rugged chassis
you can rely on in
the harshest
conditions.
Exceptional 14 m
water proofing
and 1.6 m shock
proofing.

Underwater Mode

Outdoor View Setting

**5x Optical Zoom, Starting at 28 mm* Sharp, High-Resolution Pictures**

Image Tone Modes Popularized by PENTAX DSLR Cameras

Image Tone Modes Popularized by PENTAX DSLR Cameras

Flash Off / Flash On

User-Friendly "Digital Microscope" Mode

Shoot Movies in Full HD

Fully Featured for Fun Photography

Product Specifications 

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The all-weather adventure camera.

A chassis rugged enough for the harshest conditions, from beneath the waves to the tops of the wintry mountains.

A rugged chassis you can rely on in the harshest conditions. Exceptional 14 m water proofing and 1.6 m shock proofing.

Underwater Mode

Outdoor View Setting

5x Optical Zoom, Starting at 28 mm* Sharp, High-Resolution Pictures

Image Tone Modes Popularized by PENTAX DSLR Cameras

Image Tone Modes Popularized by PENTAX DSLR Cameras

Flash Off / Flash On

User-Friendly "Digital Microscope" Mode

Shoot Movies in Full HD

Fully Featured for Fun Photography

WG Flat adhesive mount O-CM1471

WG Handle bar mount O-CM1472

WG Suction Cup Mount O-CM1473

WG Holder O-CH1470

WG repair parts 1 O-CM1474

WG Repair parts 2 O-CM1475

WG Repair parts 3 O-CM1476

WG Large Adhesive Mount O-CM1532

WG Wrist Strap Mount O-CM1533

WG Peg Mount O-CM1534

WG Magnet Mount O-CM1535

WG Helmet Strap Mount O-CM1536

WG Angle Adapter O-MA1532

Carabiner strap O-ST153

Waterproof Remote Control O-RC1

Chest harness for WG series

Black neoprene case

Product Specifications 

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The all-weather
adventure camera.

A rugged chassis
you can rely on in
the harshest
conditions.
Exceptional 14 m
water proofing
and 1.6 m shock
proofing.

**5x Optical Zoom, Starting at 28 mm* Sharp, High-Resolution Pictures**