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Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100

Portability
90
Imaging
57
Features
54
Overall
55
Ricoh GR front
 
Sony Alpha a6100 front
Portability
81
Imaging
69
Features
88
Overall
76

Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 Key Specs

Ricoh GR
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28mm (F2.8) lens
  • 245g - 117 x 61 x 35mm
  • Introduced April 2013
  • New Model is Ricoh GR II
Sony A6100
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 32000 (Boost to 51200)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 396g - 120 x 67 x 59mm
  • Introduced August 2019
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Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 Overview

Below is a detailed comparison of the Ricoh GR and Sony A6100, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the GR (16MP) and A6100 (24MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The GR was brought out 7 years prior to the A6100 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the GR scores against the A6100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Ricoh GR over the Sony A6100

 GR A6100 
Screen resolution1230k922kClearer screen (+308k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony A6100 over the Ricoh GR

 A6100 GR 
IntroducedAugust 2019April 2013More recent by 77 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Ricoh GR and Sony A6100

 GR A6100 
Manual focus Very accurate focusing
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen sizing

Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR comes with outer dimensions of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) whilst the Sony A6100 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the GR against the A6100.

Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the GR and A6100 is 90 and 81 respectively.

Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 top view buttons comparison

Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 Sensor Comparison

Often, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching a spec sheet. The photograph below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR and A6100.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should count on the Sony A6100 to render greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older GR will be behind in sensor tech.

Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 sensor size comparison

Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 Screen and ViewFinder

Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Ricoh GR Portrait photography factors
Sony A6100 Portrait photography factors
74
you can focus manually
flash sync speed is above average (1/4,000s)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
81
manual focus
decent sensor resolution (24 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Ricoh GR Street photography factors
Sony A6100 Street photography factors
74
good sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
lighter than competition in class (245g)
above average high ISO (25,600)
no moving screen
no image stabilization
79
tilting screen
decent sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
provides focus by touch
great ISO range (32,000)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Ricoh GR Sports photography info
Sony A6100 Sports photography info
45
good megapixels (16MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
can't change focal length (28mm)
max frames per second low (4.0 frames per second)
no image stabilization
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
74
decent sensor resolution (24 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports tracking autofocus
comes with phase detect AF
no image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Ricoh GR Travel photography advice
Sony A6100 Travel photography advice
71
lighter than competition in class (245g)
good megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
slow max aperture (f2.8)
86
connects via bluetooth
provides focus by touch
decent sensor resolution (24 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Ricoh GR
Landscape photography with Sony A6100
61
you can focus manually
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
good megapixels (16MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
above average high ISO (25,600)
saves RAW formats
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
can't change focal length (28mm)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
no image stabilization
79
manual focus
swap lenses (Sony E mount)
nice screen size (3 inch)
decent sensor resolution (24 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
great ISO range (32,000)
delivers RAW files
no image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Ricoh GR
Vlogging with Sony A6100
30
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition in class (245g)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
no image stabilization
no external mic socket
79
selfie friendly screen
touch screen
supports face detection focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
does have external microphone support
no image stabilization
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Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Ricoh GR and Sony A6100
 Ricoh GRSony Alpha a6100
General Information
Company Ricoh Sony
Model Ricoh GR Sony Alpha a6100
Category Large Sensor Compact Advanced Mirrorless
Introduced 2013-04-17 2019-08-28
Physical type Large Sensor Compact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Powered by - Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C APS-C
Sensor measurements 23.7 x 15.7mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 372.1mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 24MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4928 x 3264 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 25600 32000
Max enhanced ISO - 51200
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 425
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens Sony E
Lens focal range 28mm (1x) -
Highest aperture f/2.8 -
Number of lenses - 121
Focal length multiplier 1.5 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 1,230 thousand dots 922 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen tech TFT LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (optional) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.71x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 300 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shutter rate 4.0fps 11.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 5.40 m (at ISO 100) 6.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash modes - Flash off, auto, fill flash, slow sync, rear sync, wireless, hi-speed
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize 1/4000 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 ( 60, 50, 30, 25, 24 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25, 24 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video file format MPEG-4 MPEG-4, XAVC S, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Yes
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 245 grams (0.54 lbs) 396 grams (0.87 lbs)
Dimensions 117 x 61 x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") 120 x 67 x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 78 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 23.6 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 13.5 not tested
DXO Low light score 972 not tested
Other
Battery life 290 shots 420 shots
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model DB65 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes Yes
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD, SDHC, SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo
Card slots Single Single
Launch pricing $971 $748