Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC vs Samsung HZ30W

Below is a detailed analysis of the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC versus Samsung HZ30W, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Ricoh and Samsung. The sensor resolution of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (10MP) and the HZ30W (12MP) is relatively close but the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (1/1.7") and HZ30W (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC was manufactured 2 months later than the HZ30W which means that they are both of a similar generation. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung HZ30W being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC scores against the HZ30W in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Samsung HZ30W. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC Gallery and Samsung HZ30W Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC has got external dimensions of 114mm x 70mm x 44mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) while the Samsung HZ30W has proportions of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC compared to the HZ30W.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and HZ30W is 85 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The visual underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and HZ30W.

Clearly, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Samsung HZ30W will render more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs way more aggressively.