Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony WX80

Here, we are contrasting the Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony WX80, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and WX80 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The GR Digital IV was manufactured 16 months earlier than the WX80 making them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the GR Digital IV grades vs the WX80 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital IV has got outside 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) while the Sony WX80 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the GR Digital IV against the WX80.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital IV and WX80 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The photograph below will give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the GR Digital IV and WX80.

All in all, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital IV featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX80 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older GR Digital IV will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.