Do you want to know what's better Ricoh GR or Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100? SpecsPRO has compared Ricoh GR vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 vs Ricoh GR

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

  • Videos

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
  • Main

  • Model

    Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Flash range: 7.00 m (with included external flash at ISO 100)

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 11.0 fps

    VIDEOGRAPHY FEATURES Resolutions: 3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480

    VIDEOGRAPHY FEATURES Microphone: Stereo

    OPTICS & FOCUS Optical zoom: 3.1×

    OPTICS & FOCUS Digital zoom: Yes (4X)

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 300

    CONNECTIVITY Wireless: Built-In

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Ricoh GR
  • Main

  • Model

    Ricoh GR

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 16 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 4928 x 3264

    SENSOR Sensor size: APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm)

    IMAGE White balance presets: 9

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Minimum shutter speed: 300 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Built-in flash: Yes (Pop-up)

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,230,000

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder type: Optical (optional)

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 245 g (0.54 lb / 8.64 oz)

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Sep 15, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    13 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4112 x 3088

  • Sensor size

    Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Venus Engine

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4112 x 3088, 4272 x 2856, 4480 x 2520, 3088 x 3088, 2976 x 2232, 3120 x 2086, 3840 x 2160, 2240 x 2240, 2048 x 1536, 2112 x 1408, 1920 x 1080, 1536 x 1536

  • Sensor photo detectors

    17 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 200-25600 (expands to 100-25600)

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    100

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (4 slots)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/16000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    No

  • Built-in flash

    No

  • Flash range

    7.00 m (with included external flash at ISO 100)

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off

  • Continuous drive

    11.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    921,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT-LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    1.39×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    2,764,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    24–75 mm

  • Optical zoom

    3.1×

  • Maximum aperture

    F1.7–2.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4X)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    50 cm (19.69)

  • Macro focus range

    3 cm (1.18)

  • Number of focus points

    49

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    393 g (0.87 lb / 13.86 oz)

  • Dimensions

    115 x 66 x 55 mm (4.53 x 2.6 x 2.17)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    300

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I)

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n with NFC

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Apr 17, 2013

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    16 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4928 x 3264

  • Sensor size

    APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2

  • Other resolutions

    4352 x 3264, 3264 x 3264, 3936 x 2608, 3488 x 2608, 2608 x 2608, 2912 x 1936, 2592 x 1936, 1936×1936, 1280 x 864, 1152 x 864, 864 x 864

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 16000, 25600

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • White balance presets

    9

  • Custom white balance

    Yes

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    300 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    No

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (Pop-up)

  • Flash range

    5.40 m (at ISO 100)

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot-shoe)

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

    4.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±4 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes (+/- 8 steps B-A axis or G-M axis)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    1,230,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Optical (optional)

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 ( 60, 50, 30, 25, 24 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25, 24 fps)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4

  • Microphone

    Mono

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    28 mm

  • Optical zoom

    1×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Selective single-point
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    No

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    245 g (0.54 lb / 8.64 oz)

  • Dimensions

    117 x 61 x 35 mm (4.61 x 2.4 x 1.38)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion DB65 rechargeable battery

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    290

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD, SDHC, SDXC

  • Storage included

    54 MB

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

    Eye-Fi Connected

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

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  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary

    The Ricoh GR maximum resolution of 4928 x 3264 pixels (16 megapixels) is better in comparison with the Lumix DMC-LX100 maximum resolution of 4112 x 3088 pixels (13 megapixels). The Ricoh GR has bigger sensor than the Lumix DMC-LX100: APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm) versus Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm). It is very significant specification of this camera as big sensor allows you to make photos of the better quality. The Ricoh GR provides more presets of white balance - 9. It gives you more control over colour. The Lumix DMC-LX100 has more powerful 4X digital and 3x optical zooms.

    The Ricoh GR screen is better as it offers more number of screen dots 1,230,000 in compare to 921,000 dots of the Lumix DMC-LX100 display. The higher dot count screen is better for reviewing pictures on your camera. The Ricoh GR provides better lowest (300 seconds) and fastest (1/4000 second) shutter speeds.

    The Ricoh GR has built-in flash. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 has built-in Wi-Fi which will help the camera owner to transfer photos wirelessly from a camera to a laptop. The Lumix DMC-LX100 battery life is better than the Ricoh GR battery life. In accordance with CIPA standards you will be able to produce 300 shots with the Lumix DMC-LX100 and only 290 with the GR. The GR weighs 245g that is 148g less in comparison with the weight of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100.

    The Ricoh GR has 9 advantages and the Lumix DMC-LX100 only 8 so the GR becomes the best choice. Check the lowest price on Amazon.