Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony H200

The following is a extended comparison of the Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony H200, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and H200 (20MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and H200 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital IV was brought out 16 months before the H200 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summary of how the GR Digital IV scores against the H200 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GR Digital IV provides physical dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Sony H200 has proportions of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") having a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view size comparison of the GR Digital IV against the H200.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital IV and H200 is 92 and 67 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to see the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through specifications. The pic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital IV and H200.

To sum up, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GR Digital IV because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony H200 will resolve extra detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital IV is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.