Ricoh GR vs Sony HX5

Its time to look a little more closely at the Ricoh GR versus Sony HX5, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the GR (16MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the GR (APS-C) and HX5 (1/2.4") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The GR was revealed 2 years after the HX5 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summary of how the GR matches up versus the HX5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Ricoh GR has outside dimensions of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony HX5 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the GR compared to the HX5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR and HX5 is 90 and 92 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions merely by checking specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR and HX5.

All in all, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GR using its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh GR will resolve greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos way more aggressively. The fresher GR is going to have a benefit in sensor technology.