Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony H300

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony H300, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and H300 (20MP) and the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and H300 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was manufactured 4 years before the H300 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 scores versus the H300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 enjoys external dimensions of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony H300 has measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") with a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony H300 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and the H300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and H300 is 88 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing merely by going over a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and H300.

Clearly, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 because of its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony H300 will deliver extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.