Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony WX70

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Sony WX70, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and WX70 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The GR Digital IV was announced 4 months before the WX70 which means that they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick view of how the GR Digital IV grades versus the WX70 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GR Digital IV provides physical dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

See the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Sony WX70 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the GR Digital IV compared to the WX70.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital IV and WX70 is 92 and 97 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes merely by going over a spec sheet. The picture underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital IV and WX70.

Clearly, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GR Digital IV with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony WX70 will offer greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.