Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Sony HX1

Let's take a more detailed look at the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 versus Sony HX1, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the GXR Mount A12 (12MP) and HX1 (9MP) and the GXR Mount A12 (APS-C) and HX1 (1/2.4") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR Mount A12 was revealed 2 years after the HX1 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a short view of how the GXR Mount A12 matches up vs the HX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR Mount A12 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR Mount A12 Gallery & Sony HX1 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR Mount A12 has got outer dimensions of 120mm x 70mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.8") along with a weight of 370 grams (0.82 lbs) while the Sony HX1 has proportions of 115mm x 83mm x 92mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.6") and a weight of 544 grams (1.20 lbs).

See the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 versus Sony HX1 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the GXR Mount A12 compared to the HX1.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the GXR Mount A12 and HX1 is 84 and 67 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The picture here might give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the GXR Mount A12 and HX1.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GXR Mount A12 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 will resolve more detail because of its extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The newer GXR Mount A12 will have a benefit in sensor tech.