Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony W620

Its time to take a deeper look at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony W620, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. The sensor resolution of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and the W620 (14MP) is fairly similar but the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and W620 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was released 15 months earlier than the W620 making them a generation away from one another. Both cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 scores versus the W620 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery and Sony W620 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 comes with outer 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 W620 has measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony W620 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and the W620.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and W620 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reviewing specifications. The picture here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and W620.

To sum up, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W620 will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The more aged GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.