Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6600

On this page, we will be matching up the Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and A6600 (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital IV was brought out 9 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the GR Digital IV matches up against the A6600 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Ricoh GR Digital IV has outer measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the GR Digital IV against the A6600.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital IV and A6600 is 92 and 77 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The visual here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital IV and A6600.

Clearly, both the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital IV featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A6600 will provide extra detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV will be behind in sensor technology.