Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony W570

Let's take a deeper look at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony W570, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and W570 (16MP) and the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and W570 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was revealed 3 months earlier than the W570 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 matches up versus the W570 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 has got external dimensions of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony W570 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony W570 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and the W570.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and W570 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through technical specs. The graphic here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and W570.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony W570 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively.