Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Samsung PL200

Let's look more closely at the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and Samsung PL200, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Ricoh and Samsung. The sensor resolution of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and the PL200 (14MP) is fairly well matched but the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (APS-C) and PL200 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

Photography Glossary

The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 was brought out 19 months later than the PL200 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung PL200 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 scores vs the PL200 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 & Samsung PL200. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Gallery & Samsung PL200 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 has got outer measurements of 114mm x 75mm x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") along with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) whilst the Samsung PL200 has dimensions of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 compared to the PL200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and PL200 is 69 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing simply by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and PL200.

As you can see, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 will give more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The younger GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.