Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony TX10

In this article, we are contrasting the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony TX10, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and TX10 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The GR Digital IV was brought out very close to the TX10 so they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a short view of how the GR Digital IV matches up against the TX10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery and Sony TX10 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital IV features external measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) while the Sony TX10 has sizing of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

See the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony TX10 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the GR Digital IV vs the TX10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital IV and TX10 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its hard to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the GR Digital IV and TX10.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GR Digital IV because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony TX10 will render more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively.