Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Sony A35

In this article, we will be analyzing the Ricoh GR Digital IV and Sony A35, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and A35 (16MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and A35 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The GR Digital IV was manufactured at a similar time to the A35 and they are of a similar age. Both cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the GR Digital IV scores versus the A35 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Sony SLT-A35. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Sony A35 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Ricoh GR Digital IV comes with outside 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) and the Sony A35 has specifications of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the GR Digital IV versus the A35.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital IV and A35 is 92 and 69 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions purely by going through specs. The picture below will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR Digital IV and A35.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GR Digital IV featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A35 will produce greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively.