Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6300

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony A6300, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and A6300 (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The GR Digital IV was unveiled 5 years earlier than the A6300 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the GR Digital IV matches up versus the A6300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony Alpha a6300. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Ricoh GR Digital IV offers outside 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 Sony A6300 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Analyze the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony A6300 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is the front view size comparison of the GR Digital IV versus the A6300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital IV and A6300 is 92 and 83 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by going through a spec sheet. The visual underneath should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital IV and A6300.

As you can see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital IV using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A6300 will provide more detail having an extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.