Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony A350

The following is a extended review of the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony A350, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC (10MP) and A350 (14MP) and the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC (1/2.3") and A350 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC was manufactured 2 years after the A350 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a short overview of how the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC scores versus the A350 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC & Sony Alpha DSLR-A350. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Gallery & Sony A350 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC has got outside dimensions of 114mm x 58mm x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 367 grams (0.81 lbs) and the Sony A350 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and the A350.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and A350 is 85 and 62 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by checking out technical specs. The pic here should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and A350.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A350 will produce greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more recent GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC will have an edge in sensor tech.