Ricoh GR vs Sony W380

Here is a extensive overview of the Ricoh GR versus Sony W380, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Ricoh and Sony. The resolution of the GR (16MP) and the W380 (14MP) is very well matched but the GR (APS-C) and W380 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The GR was revealed 3 years later than the W380 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the GR matches up versus the W380 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR comes with outside measurements of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Sony W380 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the GR versus the W380.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR and W380 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading through technical specs. The visual underneath may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GR and W380.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The GR having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Ricoh GR will give more detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The younger GR should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.