Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Sony W800

On this page, we are comparing the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro versus Sony W800, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and W800 (20MP) and the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) and W800 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

Photography Glossary

The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro was announced 5 years prior to the W800 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a in depth comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro scores vs the W800 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro features outer measurements 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 W800 has proportions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Contrast the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro versus Sony W800 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs the W800.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and W800 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The graphic below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and W800.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W800 will give extra detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.