Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony QX10

In this write-up, we are contrasting the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Sony QX10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Lens-style by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and QX10 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The GR Digital IV was released 24 months earlier than the QX10 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the GR Digital IV matches up versus the QX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you should consider its weight and size. The Ricoh GR Digital IV features outside dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) while the Sony QX10 has specifications of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the GR Digital IV vs the QX10.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital IV and QX10 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by going over specs. The visual underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR Digital IV and QX10.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital IV due to its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony QX10 will offer greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.