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Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500

Portability
92
Imaging
35
Features
47
Overall
39
Ricoh GR Digital IV front
 
Sony Alpha a6500 front
Portability
81
Imaging
67
Features
85
Overall
74

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 Key Specs

Ricoh GR Digital IV
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28mm (F1.9) lens
  • 190g - 109 x 59 x 33mm
  • Revealed September 2011
  • Replaced the Ricoh GR Digital III
Sony A6500
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Boost to 51200)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 453g - 120 x 67 x 53mm
  • Launched October 2016
  • Replaced the Sony A6300
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Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 Overview

Below is a detailed overview of the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Sony A6500, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and A6500 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The GR Digital IV was announced 6 years prior to the A6500 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple summation of how the GR Digital IV matches up vs the A6500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Ricoh GR Digital IV over the Sony A6500

 GR Digital IV A6500 
Display resolution1230k922kCrisper display (+308k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony A6500 over the Ricoh GR Digital IV

 A6500 GR Digital IV 
LaunchedOctober 2016September 2011More recent by 61 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony A6500

 GR Digital IV A6500 
Manually focus More precise focus
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display measurements
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 Physical Comparison

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR Digital IV offers external measurements 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 A6500 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

See the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Sony A6500 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the GR Digital IV and the A6500.

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital IV and A6500 is 92 and 81 respectively.

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 top view buttons comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it can be difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through specifications. The visual here might provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital IV and A6500.

Plainly, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital IV using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A6500 will resolve more detail with its extra 14MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 sensor size comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 Screen and ViewFinder

Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Ricoh GR Digital IV
Portrait photography with Sony A6500
41
focusing manually
supports RAW formats
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
80
has manual focus
decent megapixels (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
offers face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV Street photography info
Sony A6500 Street photography info
65
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports RAW formats
screen is fixed
small sensor size (1/1.7")
85
screen tilts
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
provides focus via touch
environment proofing
good high ISO (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV Sports photography features
Sony A6500 Sports photography features
34
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
better than average battery pack (390 shots)
fixed focal length (28mm)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
has no phase detect autofocus
77
silent mode (1/32,000s)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
offers tracking autofocus
environment proofing
comes with phase detect AF
not so great battery life (350 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV Travel photography details
Sony A6500 Travel photography details
67
better than average battery pack (390 shots)
built-in flash
very good max aperture (f1.9)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
74
environment proofing
supports bluetooth
provides focus via touch
decent megapixels (24MP)
built-in flash
not so great battery life (350 CIPA)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Ricoh GR Digital IV
Landscape photography with Sony A6500
53
focusing manually
very good max aperture (f1.9)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports RAW formats
better than average battery pack (390 per charge)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
fixed focal length (28mm)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
79
has manual focus
change lenses (Sony E mount)
screen size is decent (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
good high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW files
environment proofing
not so great battery life (350 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital IV Vlogging factors
Sony A6500 Vlogging factors
29
very good max aperture (f1.9)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
display is not selfie friendly
video quality not great (640 x 480 pixels)
does not have mic port
39
has touchscreen
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
offers face detection focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
does have external mic jack
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6500 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony A6500
 Ricoh GR Digital IVSony Alpha a6500
General Information
Brand Name Ricoh Sony
Model Ricoh GR Digital IV Sony Alpha a6500
Type Small Sensor Compact Advanced Mirrorless
Revealed 2011-09-15 2016-10-06
Body design Compact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" APS-C
Sensor dimensions 7.44 x 5.58mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 24MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 3648 x 2736 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 3200 25600
Max enhanced ISO - 51200
Lowest native ISO 80 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points - 425
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Sony E
Lens focal range 28mm (1x) -
Maximum aperture f/1.9 -
Macro focus distance 1cm -
Amount of lenses - 121
Focal length multiplier 4.8 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen size 3" 3"
Screen resolution 1,230 thousand dot 922 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (optional) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 1s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Fastest silent shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter speed - 11.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 3.00 m 6.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync, Wireless
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash sync - 1/160s
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 640x480 3840x2160
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 190 gr (0.42 lb) 453 gr (1.00 lb)
Physical dimensions 109 x 59 x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") 120 x 67 x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 85
DXO Color Depth score not tested 24.5
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 13.7
DXO Low light score not tested 1405
Other
Battery life 390 photographs 350 photographs
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model DB65 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse recording With downloadable app
Type of storage SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Pricing at release $599 $1,298