Ricoh PX vs Sony A7S

Its time to take a deeper look at the Ricoh PX and Sony A7S, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the PX (16MP) and A7S (12MP) and the PX (1/2.3") and A7S (Full frame) have totally different sensor size.

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The PX was released 3 years earlier than the A7S and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh PX being a Compact camera and the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the PX grades against the A7S when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh PX and Sony Alpha A7S. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh PX Gallery and Sony A7S Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Ricoh PX offers external dimensions of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A7S has specifications of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs).

Compare the Ricoh PX and Sony A7S in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the PX against the A7S.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the PX and A7S is 95 and 77 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to see the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through specs. The graphic here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the PX and A7S.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The PX due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Ricoh PX will give greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older PX is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.