Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Samsung NX300M

Let's look much closer at the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Samsung NX300M, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and NX300M (20MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and NX300M (APS-C) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital IV was introduced 15 months before the NX300M making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX300M being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the GR Digital IV matches up vs the NX300M with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Samsung NX300M. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Samsung NX300M Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR Digital IV provides physical measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX300M has measurements of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

Take a look at the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Samsung NX300M in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the GR Digital IV against the NX300M.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital IV and NX300M is 92 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing merely by seeing a spec sheet. The visual underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital IV and NX300M.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GR Digital IV using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Samsung NX300M will produce more detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV will be behind in sensor technology.