Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Sony RX10

Lets take a more detailed look at the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro versus Sony RX10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) and RX10 (1") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro was released 5 years prior to the RX10 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro scores against the RX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro has got outer dimensions of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") having a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony RX10 has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs the RX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and RX10 is 77 and 58 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking specifications. The visual here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and RX10.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony RX10 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.