Panasonic FH8 vs Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic FH8 vs Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the FH8 (16MP) and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and the FH8 (1/2.3") and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The FH8 was brought out 16 months after the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 which makes them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH8 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the FH8 scores against the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 & Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FH8 Gallery & Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH8 has external dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 has dimensions of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the FH8 compared to the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH8 and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 is 96 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes merely by going through specs. The image below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FH8 and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5.

All in all, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FH8 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF harder and the Panasonic FH8 will show greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more modern FH8 provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.