Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Sony W510

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and Sony W510, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and W510 (12MP) and the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (APS-C) and W510 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 was announced 14 months after the W510 which makes them a generation away from each other. 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 Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise overview of how the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 matches up versus the W510 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Gallery & Sony W510 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 has got physical measurements of 114mm x 75mm x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") and a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) while the Sony W510 has dimensions of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 compared to the W510.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and W510 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by checking technical specs. The picture below might give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and W510.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 will resolve extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more recent GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.