Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Sony W220

Lets look more closely at the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and Sony W220, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and W220 (12MP) and the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (APS-C) and W220 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 was revealed 3 years after the W220 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both 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 W220 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 scores vs the W220 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Gallery & Sony W220 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 comes with external dimensions 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 Sony W220 has dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

Contrast the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and Sony W220 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs the W220.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and W220 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to see the gap between sensor dimensions simply by going over a spec sheet. The picture below may give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and W220.

As you can see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 will deliver greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The newer GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 will have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.