Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Sony WX50

Its time to examine more in depth at the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and Sony WX50, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) and WX50 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro was launched 3 years earlier than the WX50 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each 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 WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro matches up vs the WX50 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro has outside dimensions of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony WX50 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and Sony WX50 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro versus the WX50.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and WX50 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and WX50.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX50 will provide more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.