Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Samsung WB30F

Lets look a bit more closely at the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 and Samsung WB30F, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the GXR Mount A12 (12MP) and WB30F (16MP) and the GXR Mount A12 (APS-C) and WB30F (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The GXR Mount A12 was released 17 months prior to the WB30F which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB30F being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the GXR Mount A12 matches up against the WB30F in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR Mount A12 & Samsung WB30F. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh GXR Mount A12 Gallery & Samsung WB30F Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and size. The Ricoh GXR Mount A12 enjoys exterior measurements of 120mm x 70mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 370 grams (0.82 lbs) whilst the Samsung WB30F has specifications of 98mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the GXR Mount A12 versus the WB30F.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GXR Mount A12 and WB30F is 84 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading specifications. The graphic below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR Mount A12 and WB30F.

Plainly, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The GXR Mount A12 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung WB30F will deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older GXR Mount A12 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.