Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A450

Let's look more in depth at the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Sony A450, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and A450 (14MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and A450 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The GR Digital IV was announced 21 months later than the A450 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the GR Digital IV scores vs the A450 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony Alpha DSLR-A450. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery and Sony A450 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR Digital IV has exterior dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) while the Sony A450 has measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

See the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Sony A450 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the GR Digital IV compared to the A450.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital IV and A450 is 92 and 65 respectively.

Typically, its hard to see the contrast in sensor sizing just by looking through specs. The graphic here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR Digital IV and A450.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The GR Digital IV having a smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A450 will result in greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots way more aggressively. The fresher GR Digital IV will have an edge in sensor technology.