Ricoh G900 vs Sony A290

Lets take a deeper look at the Ricoh G900 versus Sony A290, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the G900 (20MP) and A290 (14MP) and the G900 (1/2.3") and A290 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor size.

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The G900 was announced 7 years later than the A290 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh G900 being a Compact camera and the Sony A290 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the G900 matches up against the A290 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh G900 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A290. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh G900 Gallery & Sony A290 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh G900 enjoys outside measurements of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) whilst the Sony A290 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") having a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the G900 versus the A290.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the G900 and A290 is 89 and 66 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the gap in sensor sizing simply by seeing technical specs. The photograph here will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the G900 and A290.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The G900 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Ricoh G900 will provide more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger G900 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.