Ricoh G900 vs Sony A100

Let's take a deeper look at the Ricoh G900 versus Sony A100, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the G900 (20MP) and A100 (10MP) and the G900 (1/2.3") and A100 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The G900 was released 11 years later than the A100 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh G900 being a Compact camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the G900 grades versus the A100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh G900 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh G900 Gallery & Sony A100 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Ricoh G900 has outer dimensions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Sony A100 has proportions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the G900 and the A100.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the G900 and A100 is 89 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by researching specs. The visual here should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the G900 and A100.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G900 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Ricoh G900 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern G900 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.