Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony NEX-6

Its time to look much closer at the Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony NEX-6, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and NEX-6 (16MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and NEX-6 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The GR Digital IV was manufactured 18 months prior to the NEX-6 which makes them a generation away from each other. The two cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the GR Digital IV scores vs the NEX-6 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Sony Alpha NEX-6. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital IV provides outside dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-6 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

Take a look at the Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony NEX-6 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the GR Digital IV against the NEX-6.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital IV and NEX-6 is 92 and 85 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading specifications. The image underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital IV and NEX-6.

Plainly, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GR Digital IV featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony NEX-6 will offer more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital IV is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.