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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830

Portability
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Imaging
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Features
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Overall
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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 front
Portability
96
Imaging
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Features
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Overall
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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 Key Specs

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-300mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 367g - 114 x 58 x 50mm
  • Revealed August 2010
Sony W830
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-200mm (F3.3-6.3) lens
  • 122g - 93 x 52 x 23mm
  • Revealed January 2014
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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 Overview

Below, we will be looking at the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC versus Sony W830, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC (10MP) and W830 (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC was revealed 4 years prior to the W830 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC matches up vs the W830 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC over the Sony W830

 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC W830 
Manual focus More accurate focus
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution920k230kClearer screen (+690k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony W830 over the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC

 W830 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC 
RevealedJanuary 2014August 2010Newer by 41 months

Common features in the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and Sony W830

 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC W830 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch screen No Touch screen

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 Physical Comparison

If you're planning to travel with your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC provides external dimensions of 114mm x 58mm x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 367 grams (0.81 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC versus Sony W830 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC against the W830.

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and W830 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 top view buttons comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it's tough to envision the difference in sensor dimensions simply by viewing technical specs. The picture underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and W830.

As you have seen, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony W830 to result in greater detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 sensor size comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 Screen and ViewFinder

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
Portrait photography with Sony W830
40
focusing manually
exports RAW formats
low MP (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
38
decent MP (20 megapixels)
offers face detection focusing
manual focus not available
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Street photography factors
Sony W830 Street photography factors
61
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW formats
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
59
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Sports photography highlights
Sony W830 Sports photography highlights
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image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
great battery power (440 shots)
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames/s)
low MP (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC as a Travel photography camera
Sony W830 as a Travel photography camera
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great battery power (440 CIPA)
has built in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
very long reach (300mm)
low MP (10MP)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
67
decent MP (20MP)
built-in flash
rather wide (25mm)
no Timelapse mode
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
Landscape photography with Sony W830
52
focusing manually
relatively wide (28mm)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW formats
great battery power (440 shots)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
low MP (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
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rather wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.3)
tiny screen (2.7 inch)
manual mode not possible
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
no Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
Vlogging with Sony W830
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relatively wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
display is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external microphone jack
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rather wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focusing
slow max aperture (f3.3)
screen isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external microphone socket
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Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony W830 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and Sony W830
 Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VCSony Cyber-shot DSC-W830
General Information
Make Ricoh Sony
Model Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830
Class Advanced Mirrorless Ultracompact
Revealed 2010-08-06 2014-01-07
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip Smooth Imaging Engine IV Bionz
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 3648 x 2736 5152 x 3864
Max native ISO 3200 3200
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-300mm (10.7x) 25-200mm (8.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.5-5.6 f/3.3-6.3
Macro focus range 1cm -
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 2.7 inch
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic (optional) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30s 2s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1600s
Continuous shooting rate 5.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.50 m 2.80 m (with ISO auto)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual Auto / Flash On / Slow Synchro / Flash Off / Advanced Flash
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video file format Motion JPEG H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 367 grams (0.81 pounds) 122 grams (0.27 pounds)
Dimensions 114 x 58 x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0") 93 x 52 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 440 pictures -
Battery type Battery Pack -
Battery model - NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images) ) Yes (2 or 10 secs)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC, Internal Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo, microSD/microSDHC
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $147 $128