Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Sony WX50

Following is a extensive overview of the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 vs Sony WX50, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the GXR Mount A12 (12MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the GXR Mount A12 (APS-C) and WX50 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The GXR Mount A12 was brought out 5 months earlier than the WX50 so they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the GXR Mount A12 scores vs the WX50 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR Mount A12 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GXR Mount A12 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR Mount A12 offers outer measurements of 120mm x 70mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.8") having a weight of 370 grams (0.82 lbs) whilst the Sony WX50 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the GXR Mount A12 vs the WX50.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR Mount A12 and WX50 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes merely by checking specs. The image here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GXR Mount A12 and WX50.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GXR Mount A12 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX50 will give you more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a little more aggressively.