Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony RX10 IV

Its time to look more in depth at the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony RX10 IV, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and RX10 IV (1") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The GR Digital IV was brought out 7 years before the RX10 IV and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the GR Digital IV matches up versus the RX10 IV with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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

If you are aiming to carry your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Ricoh GR Digital IV has got external measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") accompanied by a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Take a look at the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony RX10 IV in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the GR Digital IV compared to the RX10 IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital IV and RX10 IV is 92 and 52 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to see the difference in sensor sizing only by researching technical specs. The graphic here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital IV and RX10 IV.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GR Digital IV due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX10 IV will provide you with greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.