Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Samsung NX300

Below is a extensive analysis of the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Samsung NX300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Ricoh and Samsung. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and NX300 (20MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and NX300 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The GR Digital IV was manufactured 3 years prior to the NX300 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the GR Digital IV grades against the NX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Samsung NX300. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Samsung NX300 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GR Digital IV provides outer measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Samsung NX300 has proportions of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

Check out the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Samsung NX300 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the GR Digital IV and the NX300.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital IV and NX300 is 92 and 86 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching specifications. The photograph below might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital IV and NX300.

Plainly, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital IV due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh tougher and the Samsung NX300 will result in greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.