FujiFilm AV250 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

Its time to take a deeper look at the FujiFilm AV250 versus Ricoh GR Digital IV, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by rivals FujiFilm and Ricoh. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the AV250 (16MP) and GR Digital IV (10MP) and the AV250 (1/2.3") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The AV250 was launched 8 months before the GR Digital IV so they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a concise summary of how the AV250 matches up against the GR Digital IV when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for FujiFilm FinePix AV250 & Ricoh GR Digital IV. The complete galleries are provided at FujiFilm AV250 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you need to consider its weight and size. The FujiFilm AV250 comes with outer measurements of 93mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Ricoh GR Digital IV has specifications of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the AV250 and the GR Digital IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the AV250 and GR Digital IV is 94 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizing only by reading specs. The visual below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the AV250 and GR Digital IV.

All in all, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The AV250 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the FujiFilm AV250 will offer extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older AV250 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.