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Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC

Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
25
Overall
31
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3 front
 
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC front
Portability
85
Imaging
33
Features
48
Overall
39

Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Key Specs

Panasonic FP3
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-140mm (F3.5-5.9) lens
  • 155g - 99 x 59 x 19mm
  • Revealed January 2010
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-300mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 367g - 114 x 58 x 50mm
  • Announced August 2010
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Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Overview

Below, we will be reviewing the Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Ricoh. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the FP3 (14MP) and GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC (10MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

Photography Glossary

The FP3 was released 7 months prior to the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP3 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FP3 scores against the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FP3 over the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC

 FP3 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC 
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Reasons to pick Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC over the Panasonic FP3

 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC FP3 
AnnouncedAugust 2010January 2010Fresher by 7 months
Manual focus Very accurate focusing
Screen resolution920k230kCrisper screen (+690k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic FP3 and Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC

 FP3 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Physical Comparison

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FP3 offers outer dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC has measurements of 114mm x 58mm x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 367 grams (0.81 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the FP3 and the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC.

Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FP3 and GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC is 95 and 85 respectively.

Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Sensor Comparison

Often, it can be tough to see the difference between sensor sizing only by checking technical specs. The graphic below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FP3 and GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Panasonic FP3 to give more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older FP3 is going to be behind in sensor tech.

Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC sensor size comparison

Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic FP3
Portrait photography with Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
28
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
external flash not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
39
you can focus manually
delivers RAW formats
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic FP3
Street photography with Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
60
image stabilization (Optical)
includes touch focus
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
more heavy than others (155g)
61
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW formats
screen does not articulate
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FP3 Sports photography information
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Sports photography information
34
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
slow continuous shooting (5.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
33
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good battery life (440 shots)
very slow continuous shooting (5.0 fps)
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FP3 Travel photography features
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Travel photography features
60
includes touch focus
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
has built in flash
doesn't have Timelapse mode
more heavy than others (155g)
screen is not selfie friendly
wide angle not fantastic (35mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
63
good battery life (440 per charge)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
very long reach (300mm)
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic FP3
Landscape photography with Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
37
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (35mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse mode
51
you can focus manually
reasonably wide (28mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW formats
good battery life (440 CIPA)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FP3 Vlogging details
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Vlogging details
27
touchscreen capability
image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not fantastic (35mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 resolution)
doesn't have external microphone jack
more heavy than others (155g)
26
reasonably wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing external mic socket
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Panasonic FP3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FP3 and Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
General Information
Manufacturer Panasonic Ricoh
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3 Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
Category Ultracompact Advanced Mirrorless
Revealed 2010-01-06 2010-08-06
Physical type Ultracompact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine IV Smooth Imaging Engine IV
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 10 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4320 x 3240 3648 x 2736
Maximum native ISO 6400 3200
Lowest native ISO 80 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 9 -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 35-140mm (4.0x) 28-300mm (10.7x)
Maximum aperture f/3.5-5.9 f/3.5-5.6
Macro focusing range 10cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 230 thousand dots 920 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic (optional)
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter rate 5.0 frames per sec 5.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 4.90 m 4.50 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video format Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 155 grams (0.34 lbs) 367 grams (0.81 lbs)
Dimensions 99 x 59 x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") 114 x 58 x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 440 photographs
Battery type - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images) )
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC, Internal
Card slots One One
Cost at release $182 $147