Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC vs Sony HX20V

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC versus Sony HX20V, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (10MP) and HX20V (18MP) and the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (1/1.7") and HX20V (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC was launched 3 years before the HX20V and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX20V being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC scores vs the HX20V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC Gallery & Sony HX20V Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC provides outer measurements of 114mm x 70mm x 44mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") and a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony HX20V has proportions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") and a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC vs the HX20V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and HX20V is 85 and 90 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing just by going over a spec sheet. The graphic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and HX20V.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony HX20V will deliver more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC is going to be behind in sensor tech.