Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony W810

Lets look much closer at the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony W810, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and W810 (20MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and W810 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The GR Digital IV was announced 3 years earlier than the W810 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the GR Digital IV grades against the W810 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital IV offers external measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) while the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Check out the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony W810 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the GR Digital IV vs the W810.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital IV and W810 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes purely by reviewing specs. The pic below will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the GR Digital IV and W810.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The GR Digital IV having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W810 will offer greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital IV is going to be behind in sensor tech.