Ricoh GR II vs Sony RX10 IV

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Ricoh GR II versus Sony RX10 IV, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Ricoh and Sony. The sensor resolution of the GR II (16MP) and the RX10 IV (20MP) is fairly comparable but the GR II (APS-C) and RX10 IV (1") posses different sensor measurements.

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The GR II was unveiled 3 years before the RX10 IV which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple summary of how the GR II matches up against the RX10 IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The full galleries are available at Ricoh GR II Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR II comes with outside dimensions of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") having a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Analyze the Ricoh GR II versus Sony RX10 IV in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the GR II compared to the RX10 IV.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the GR II and RX10 IV is 89 and 52 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions just by seeing specifications. The pic here will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the GR II and RX10 IV.

To sum up, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GR II having a larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will show greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged GR II will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.