Ricoh GR II vs Sony W510

Below is a extensive assessment of the Ricoh GR II and Sony W510, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the GR II (16MP) and W510 (12MP) and the GR II (APS-C) and W510 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The GR II was manufactured 4 years later than the W510 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a brief summation of how the GR II scores vs the W510 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GR II Gallery & Sony W510 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR II features outside dimensions of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") with a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony W510 has dimensions of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the GR II compared to the W510.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the GR II and W510 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The photograph below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR II and W510.

Clearly, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR II featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Ricoh GR II will deliver greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more recent GR II should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.