Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Samsung MV800

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro versus Samsung MV800, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and MV800 (16MP) and the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) and MV800 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro was introduced 22 months prior to the MV800 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung MV800 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro matches up versus the MV800 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro & Samsung MV800. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery & Samsung MV800 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro enjoys outside dimensions of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Samsung MV800 has measurements of 92mm x 56mm x 10mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.4") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

See the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro versus Samsung MV800 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro compared to the MV800.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and MV800 is 77 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizes purely by researching a spec sheet. The pic underneath should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and MV800.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro with its larger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Samsung MV800 will render more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.