Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Sony W560

Below is a in depth review of the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro versus Sony W560, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. The sensor resolution of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and the W560 (14MP) is pretty similar but the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) and W560 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro was manufactured 14 months prior to the W560 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. 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 Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro scores versus the W560 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro has physical measurements of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony W560 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and the W560.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and W560 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and W560.

Clearly, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W560 will offer extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro is going to be behind in sensor tech.