Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Sony QX100

Let's look a little more in depth at the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Sony QX100, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Lens-style by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) and QX100 (1") boast totally different sensor size.

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The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro was announced 4 years before the QX100 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a concise view of how the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro matches up against the QX100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera often, you should consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro has got external 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) while the Sony QX100 has dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and the QX100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and QX100 is 77 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to see the difference in sensor sizing just by looking through specifications. The graphic below will give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and QX100.

To sum up, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony QX100 will result in extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.