Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Sony HX350

Let's look more closely at the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Sony HX350, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the GXR Mount A12 (12MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the GXR Mount A12 (APS-C) and HX350 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The GXR Mount A12 was brought out 6 years earlier than the HX350 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the GXR Mount A12 matches up vs the HX350 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR Mount A12 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh GXR Mount A12 Gallery and Sony HX350 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR Mount A12 has physical 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 HX350 has proportions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") accompanied by a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Sony HX350 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the GXR Mount A12 and the HX350.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the GXR Mount A12 and HX350 is 84 and 62 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The visual here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR Mount A12 and HX350.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GXR Mount A12 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony HX350 will produce extra detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older GXR Mount A12 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.