Olympus 8000 vs Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5

Lets look more closely at the Olympus 8000 and Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The 8000 was launched 3 years prior to the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the 8000 grades versus the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus 8000 features external measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 has measurements of 114mm x 75mm x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") having a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 8000 and Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the 8000 vs the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 8000 and GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 is 94 and 69 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specifications. The graphic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 8000 and GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5.

Plainly, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 8000 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older 8000 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.