Ricoh GR II vs Sony W230

Below is a complete review of the Ricoh GR II versus Sony W230, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the GR II (16MP) and W230 (12MP) and the GR II (APS-C) and W230 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The GR II was brought out 6 years later than the W230 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W230 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the GR II matches up vs the W230 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GR II Gallery and Sony W230 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Ricoh GR II has external dimensions of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") with a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs) whilst the Sony W230 has specifications of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the GR II against the W230.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR II and W230 is 89 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching specifications. The photograph underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR II and W230.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR II because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh GR II will provide you with greater detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The fresher GR II should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.