Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC vs Sony WX220

Lets take a more detailed look at the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and Sony WX220, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) but they enjoy the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC was launched 4 years before the WX220 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC scores versus the WX220 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Gallery and Sony WX220 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC has got outer 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 WX220 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC compared to the WX220.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and WX220 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements just by looking through specs. The photograph below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC and WX220.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Sony WX220 to render greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.