Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850 side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions. Ricoh G900 has external dimensions of 118 x 66 x 33 mm (4.65 x 2.6 x 1.3″) and weighs 247 g (0.54 lb / 8.71 oz) (including batteries). Nikon D850 has external dimensions of 146 x 124 x 79 mm (5.75 x 4.88 x 3.11″) and weighs 1015 g (2.24 lb / 35.80 oz) (including batteries).
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850. Ricoh G900 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 28mm narrower, 58mm shorter and 46mm thinner than Nikon D850. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Ricoh G900 has a built-in lens but Nikon D850 doesn't. Once you put a lens on D850, its thickness will increase significantly.
![Ricoh G900 vs Nikon D850 Camera Size Comparison - Front View]()
Comparison image of Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850 Size, Weight and External Dimensions - Front View
Here is the back view size comparison of Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850.
![Ricoh G900 vs Nikon D850 Camera Size Comparison - Back View]()
Comparison image of Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850 Size and Weight - Back View
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850.
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Top View Comparison image of Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850 Size
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Ricoh G900 is significantly lighter (768g ) than the Nikon D850 which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Again, this comparison may not be very useful in real life as we are comparing the weight of a camera with a built-in lens to the body-only weight of an interchangeable lens camera. Once you put a lens on D850, the total kit will weigh much higher.
Weather Sealing
LCD Screen Size and Features
Nikon D850's 3.2" LCD screen is slightly larger than Ricoh G900's 3" screen.
In addition to the size advantage, Nikon D850 LCD screen also has a
Tilting feature where you can change the angle of the screen to make it easier to shoot from waist or over the head levels. On the other hand, Ricoh G900 has a fixed type screen which provides less flexibility in shooting positions compared to D850.
Ricoh G900 has a 20.0MP 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Nikon D850 has a 46.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Expeed 5 processor.
Nikon D850's sensor provides 26MP more than Ricoh G900's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
One other difference between these two cameras that is worth mentioning is that Nikon D850's sensor doesn't have an anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moire occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the G900 and D850 sensor size comparison.
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Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850 Cameras
As seen above, Nikon D850 has a 30.6x Larger sensor area than Ricoh G900. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
In this section, we rank and compare Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Ricoh G900 for Portrait Photography
Nikon D850 for Portrait Photography
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Image Stabilization
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Exposure Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 46.0MP
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Ricoh G900 for Street Photography
Nikon D850 for Street Photography
Image Stabilization
Small Body
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No Built-in Viewfinder
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
No Image Stabilization
Large Body
Read the details
Ricoh G900 for Sports Photography
Nikon D850 for Sports Photography
Image Stabilization
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
140 mm Tele Lens
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Exposure Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
9 Focus Points
Read the details
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 7.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
99 Cross Type Focus sensors
153 Focus Points
Good Battery Life: 1840 shots
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Ricoh G900 for Daily Photography
Nikon D850 for Daily Photography
Compact Body
Environmental Sealings
247g
5.0X Optical Zoom
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
No RAW shooting capability
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Large Body
1015g
Body Thickness 79mm
Read the details
Ricoh G900 for Landscape Photography
Nikon D850 for Landscape Photography
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Environmental Sealings
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No Manual Exposure Mode
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 46.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Ricoh G900 and Nikon D850 scores compare:
Ricoh G900
Ranked
#71 out of 475 in Compact cameras
Ranked
#508 out of 1218 in all Cameras
Nikon D850
Ranked
#1 out of 94 in Mid-size SLR cameras
Ranked
#15 out of 1218 in all Cameras
Nikon D850 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Ricoh G900 in all criteria except one: Portability.
If small size and light body is a big priority for you, choose Ricoh G900. Otherwise, Nikon D850 is the better camera overall.
| General |
Ricoh G900 |
Nikon D850 |
| Brand |
Ricoh |
Nikon |
| Announced |
2018-02-21 |
2017-08-24 |
| Body Type |
Compact |
Mid-size SLR |
Sensor |
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| Type |
BSI-CMOS |
BSI-CMOS |
| Size |
1/2.3" |
Full frame |
| Dimensions |
6.17 x 4.55 mm |
35.9 x 23.9 mm |
| Area |
28.07mm2 |
858.01mm2 |
| Megapixels |
20 megapixels |
46 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
5184 x 3888 |
8256 x 5504 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
6,400 ISO |
25,600 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
- |
102400 ISO |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
125 ISO |
64 ISO |
| Min Boosted Light Sensitivity |
- |
32 ISO |
| RAW Support |
|
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Autofocus |
|
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| AF Touch |
|
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| AF Continuous |
|
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| AF Single |
|
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| AF Tracking |
|
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| AF Selective |
|
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| AF Center |
|
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| AF Multi Area |
|
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| AF Live View |
|
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| AF Face Detection |
|
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| AF Contrast Detection |
|
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| AF Phase Detection |
|
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| Number of Focus Points |
9 |
153 |
Lens |
|
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| Manual Focus |
|
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| Lens Mount |
fixed lens |
Nikon F |
| Lens Focal Range |
28-140 mm (5x) |
no lens |
| Max Aperture |
F3.5-5.5 |
no lens |
| Macro Focus Range |
1cm |
no lens |
Screen |
|
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| Type |
Fixed type |
Tilting |
| Size |
3" |
3.2" |
| Resolution |
1,040k dots |
2,359k dots |
| Touch Screen |
|
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Viewfinder |
|
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| Viewfinder |
None |
Optical (pentaprism) |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
n/a |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
n/a |
0.75x |
Photography Features |
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| Max Mechanical Shutter |
1/4000s |
1/8000s |
| Shutter Priority |
|
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| Aperture Priority |
|
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
|
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| Custom White Balance |
|
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| Image Stabilization |
Digital only |
No |
| Built-in Flash |
|
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| Flash Range |
5.50 m (with Auto ISO) |
no built-in flash |
| Max Flash Sync |
n/a |
1/250s |
| External Flash |
|
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| Continuous Shooting |
n/a |
7.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
|
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| Spot |
|
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| Partial |
|
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| AF-Area |
|
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| Center Weighted |
|
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| AE Bracketing |
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| WB Bracketing |
|
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Video Features |
|
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| Max Video Resolution |
3840x2160 |
3840 x 2160 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
MPEG-4 |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
|
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Connectivity |
|
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Supports FlashAir SD cards |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
|
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
|
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| Weight |
247g |
1015g |
| Dimensions |
118 x 66 x 33mm |
146 x 124 x 79mm |
| Battery Life |
340 shots |
1840 shots |
Other Features |
|
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| Timelapse Recording |
|
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| GPS |
Built-in |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
|
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| DxO Overall Score |
not tested |
100 |
| DxO Color Depth |
not tested |
26.4 |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
not tested |
14.8 |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
not tested |
2660 |
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