Ricoh GR II vs Sony A100

Lets take a deeper look at the Ricoh GR II vs Sony A100, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the GR II (16MP) and A100 (10MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor sizing (APS-C).

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The GR II was manufactured 9 years later than the A100 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the GR II grades vs the A100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR II & Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR II Gallery & Sony A100 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and size. The Ricoh GR II has got outside measurements of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs) whilst the Sony A100 has specifications of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the GR II compared to the A100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the GR II and A100 is 89 and 64 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by checking technical specs. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the GR II and A100.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Ricoh GR II to resolve more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos more aggressively. The more modern GR II provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.