Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Samsung ST700

Here, we are evaluating the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Samsung ST700, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Ricoh and Samsung. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and ST700 (16MP) and the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and ST700 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was launched 3 months before the ST700 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung ST700 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summary of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 scores against the ST700 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 & Samsung ST700. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery & Samsung ST700 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 offers outer measurements of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") along with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Samsung ST700 has dimensions of 99mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Take a look at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Samsung ST700 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs the ST700.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and ST700 is 88 and 99 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The visual below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and ST700.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung ST700 will give more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos way more aggressively.