Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Sony TX20

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 and Sony TX20, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the GXR Mount A12 (12MP) and TX20 (16MP) and the GXR Mount A12 (APS-C) and TX20 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The GXR Mount A12 was unveiled 6 months before the TX20 so they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the GXR Mount A12 scores against the TX20 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR Mount A12 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR Mount A12 Gallery and Sony TX20 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR Mount A12 comes with outside measurements of 120mm x 70mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.8") and a weight of 370 grams (0.82 lbs) whilst the Sony TX20 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Contrast the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 and Sony TX20 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the GXR Mount A12 vs the TX20.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR Mount A12 and TX20 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reading specs. The image here may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR Mount A12 and TX20.

All in all, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GXR Mount A12 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony TX20 will deliver extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics more aggressively.