Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W730

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC versus Sony W730, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC (10MP) and W730 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC was revealed 3 years before the W730 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC grades against the W730 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The full galleries are available at Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Gallery and Sony W730 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC provides outside measurements of 114mm x 58mm x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 367 grams (0.81 lbs) while the Sony W730 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Analyze the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC versus Sony W730 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using during that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC against the W730.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and W730 is 85 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and W730.

As you can see, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Sony W730 to resolve more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The older GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.