Ricoh GR vs Sony A6100

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.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR and Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Gallery and Sony A6100 Gallery.

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).

Examine the Ricoh GR and Sony A6100 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

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.

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

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.