Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony W830

Lets look more closely at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 versus Sony W830, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and W830 (20MP) and the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and W830 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was unveiled 4 years before the W830 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 scores against the W830 with respect to 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 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 has got outside 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) whilst the Sony W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Compare the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 versus Sony W830 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 versus the W830.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and W830 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by reading through technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and W830.

As you have seen, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W830 will resolve extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.