Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC vs Sony RX100 III

On this page, we will be matching up the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Sony RX100 III, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (10MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (1/1.7") and RX100 III (1") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC was unveiled 5 years before the RX100 III and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC scores against the RX100 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC features outside 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 Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and the RX100 III.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and RX100 III is 85 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing just by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and RX100 III.

As you can see, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC with its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony RX100 III will resolve extra detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.