Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Sony RX100 IV

Let's look much closer at the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Sony RX100 IV, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. The resolution of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and the RX100 IV (20MP) is very similar but the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (APS-C) and RX100 IV (1") provide different sensor measurements.

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The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 was launched 4 years prior to the RX100 IV and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 matches up versus the RX100 IV for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Gallery and Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 offers outer dimensions of 114mm x 75mm x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 IV has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs the RX100 IV.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and RX100 IV is 69 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reading technical specs. The graphic underneath should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and RX100 IV.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 IV will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.