Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony RX10

Lets look more closely at the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Sony RX10, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and RX10 (1") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital IV was manufactured 3 years prior to the RX10 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the GR Digital IV grades vs the RX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital IV provides exterior measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Sony RX10 has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the GR Digital IV compared to the RX10.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital IV and RX10 is 92 and 58 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes only by seeing specs. The pic underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital IV and RX10.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GR Digital IV because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX10 will produce greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital IV will be behind in sensor innovation.