Ricoh GR vs Sony WX10

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Ricoh GR and Sony WX10, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. The image resolution of the GR (16MP) and the WX10 (16MP) is relatively well matched but the GR (APS-C) and WX10 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The GR was released 2 years later than the WX10 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the GR grades against the WX10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh GR Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GR provides external 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) and the Sony WX10 has proportions of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the GR compared to the WX10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR and WX10 is 90 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by reading through technical specs. The visual here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GR and WX10.

As you can tell, both of those cameras offer the same exact megapixel count albeit not the same sensor measurements. The GR includes the bigger sensor which should make obtaining shallow DOF simpler. The younger GR is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.