Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC vs Samsung WB50F

Its time to look closer at the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Samsung WB50F, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (10MP) and WB50F (16MP) and the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (1/1.7") and WB50F (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC was brought out 4 years earlier than the WB50F which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB50F being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC matches up versus the WB50F for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC & Samsung WB50F. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC Gallery & Samsung WB50F Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC has outer measurements of 114mm x 70mm x 44mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) and the Samsung WB50F has dimensions of 101mm x 68mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") with a weight of 207 grams (0.46 lbs).

Check the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Samsung WB50F in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC versus the WB50F.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and WB50F is 85 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by checking out a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and WB50F.

As you can see, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung WB50F will provide more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC will be behind in sensor tech.