Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Sony QX1

Lets take a deeper look at the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and Sony QX1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. The sensor resolution of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and the QX1 (20MP) is fairly similar and they use the exact same sensor sizing (APS-C).

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The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 was unveiled 3 years prior to the QX1 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 matches up vs the QX1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 & Sony Alpha QX1. The full galleries are available at Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Gallery & Sony QX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 features external measurements of 114mm x 75mm x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) whilst the Sony QX1 has measurements of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") along with a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 versus the QX1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and QX1 is 69 and 90 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by reviewing technical specs. The visual below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and QX1.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You can anticipate the Sony QX1 to offer you more detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.