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Ricoh G900 vs Sony A3000 Comparison

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Ricoh G900

20 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor

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20 MP | APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) CMOS Sensor

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Ricoh G900 vs Sony A3000 Comparison Overview

Here we are comparing two cameras with different body types: Ricoh G900, which was introduced in February 2018 is a Waterproof camera with a 20.0MP 1/2.3 sensor whereas Sony A3000, which was introduced in August 2013 is a Entry-Level Mirrorless camera with a 20.0MP APS-C sensor. As you can see, A3000 is 5 years older than G900. Let's see if this age difference between two cameras makes a big difference.

Comparing an interchangeble lens camera to a fixed lens camera is a bit tricky but we will do our best to make this a fair comparison.

Here is a brief look at the main features of Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000 before getting into our more detailed comparison.

Ricoh G900 Key Specs

  • Announcement Date: 2018-02-21
  • 20MP - 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • 28-140 mm F3.5-5.5 Zoom Lens
  • 3.00" Fixed Type Screen
  • fps continuous shooting
  • 4K (UHD) - 3840 x 2160 video resolution
  • 247g. 118 x 66 x 33 mm
  • Weather Sealed Body

Sony A3000 Key Specs

  • Announcement Date: 2013-08-27
  • 20MP - APS-C CMOS Sensor
  • ISO 100 - 16000
  • Sony E Mount
  • 3.00" Fixed Type Screen
  • Electronic viewfinder
  • 3.0fps continuous shooting
  • Full HD - 1920 x 1080 video resolution
  • 411g. 128 x 91 x 85 mm

Let's read on the following sections in order to better understand in detail how Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000 compares and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.


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Reasons to choose Ricoh G900 over Sony Alpha A3000
Internal Storage
6.5GB vs None Extra built-in storage
LCD Resolution
1.040k dots vs 230k dots 351% higher resolution screen
Weight
247 g vs 411 g 164 g lighter
Environmental Sealing
Yes vs No shoot at tough conditions
Timelapse Recording
Yes vs No creative shooting
Max Video Resolution
3840 x 2160 vs 1920 x 1080 Higher Resolution Video
Digital video stabilization
Yes vs No Stabilizes your videos in-camera
USB Version
USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec) vs USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Faster Data transfer from the camera
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Reasons to choose Sony Alpha A3000 over Ricoh G900
External Flash Shoe
Yes vs No Better for flash photography
Viewfinder
Electronic vs None Better framing and control
RAW Support
Yes vs No Better image quality
Max ISO
16.000 vs 6.400 150% higher Max ISO
Number of Focus Points
25 vs 9 16 more focus points
Battery Life
470 shots vs 340 shots 130 more frames with a single charge
Manual Exposure
Yes vs No better exposure control
Flash Coverage
6.0m vs 5.5m 0.5m longer range
Sensor Pixel Area
18.50µm2 vs 1.39µm2 1230% larger pixel area
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Common Strengths of Ricoh G900 and Sony Alpha A3000
Built-in Flash
Yes vs Yes Useful in low-light
Face Detection Focus
Yes vs Yes very handy for portraits
Max Resolution
20 MP vs 20 MP Bigger prints and more details
AE Bracketing
Yes vs Yes Useful for tough lighting conditions and HDR
Common Weaknesses of Ricoh G900 and Sony Alpha A3000
In-body Image Stabilization
Digital only vs Optical No Built-in stabilization
Fixed Screen
Fixed Type vs No Screen tilts or Flips out independently, perfect for both stills and video
Ricoh G900 vs Sony A3000: Physical Specs and Body features Comparison

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 Sony A3000 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). Sony A3000 has external dimensions of 128 x 91 x 85 mm (5.04 x 3.58 x 3.35″) and weighs 411 g (0.91 lb / 14.50 oz) (including batteries).

Below you can see the front view size comparison of Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000. Ricoh G900 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 10mm narrower, 25mm shorter and 52mm thinner than Sony A3000. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Ricoh G900 has a built-in lens but Sony A3000 doesn't. Once you put a lens on A3000, its thickness will increase significantly.

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A3000 Camera Size Comparison - Front View
Comparison image of Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000 Size, Weight and External Dimensions - Front View

Here is the back view size comparison of Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000.

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A3000 Camera Size Comparison - Back View
Comparison image of Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000 Size and Weight - Back View

Now lets look at the top view comparison of Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000.
Ricoh G900 vs Sony A3000 Camera Size Comparison - Top View
Top View Comparison image of Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000 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 (164g ) than the Sony A3000 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 A3000, the total kit will weigh much higher.

Weather Sealing

Thanks to the weather sealed body of G900, you can use this camera with more confidence under conditions where there is risk of exposure to water and dust compared to A3000.

LCD Screen Size and Features

Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3.00".

Unfortunately, both cameras has fixed screens so they don't tilt or flip in directions.
Ricoh G900 vs Sony A3000: Sensor Comparison

Both Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000 have 20.0 MP resolution sensors but Ricoh G900's sensor is 1/2.3 (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) and Sony A3000's sensor is APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ).

Since Sony A3000's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Ricoh G900.

Below you can see the G900 and A3000 sensor size comparison.

Ricoh G900 vs Sony A3000 Sensor Size Comparison
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000 Cameras


As seen above, Sony A3000 has a 13.1x 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.

What types of Photography are Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000 Good for?
In this section, we rank and compare Ricoh G900 and Sony A3000 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

POOR

Sony A3000 for Portrait Photography

AVERAGE
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No Image Stabilization
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Exposure Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
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Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
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Ricoh G900 for Street Photography

AVERAGE

Sony A3000 for Street Photography

GOOD
Small Body
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No Image Stabilization
No RAW shooting capability
No Built-in Viewfinder
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Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Medium sized Body
No Image Stabilization
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Ricoh G900 for Sports Photography

POOR

Sony A3000 for Sports Photography

GOOD
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
140 mm Tele Lens
No Image Stabilization
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Exposure Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
9 Focus Points
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Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
25 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
No Image Stabilization
Slow Continuous Shooting: 3.0fps
Environmental Sealings
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Ricoh G900 for Daily Photography

AVERAGE

Sony A3000 for Daily Photography

GOOD
Compact Body
Environmental Sealings
247g
5.0X Optical Zoom
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No RAW shooting capability
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Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Medium size Body
411g
Body Thickness 85mm
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Ricoh G900 for Landscape Photography

POOR

Sony A3000 for Landscape Photography

AVERAGE
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Environmental Sealings
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No Manual Exposure Mode
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Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Live-view
No Environmental Sealings
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Ricoh G900 vs Sony A3000: OUR DECISION

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 Sony A3000, below you can find their scores in five different aspects. Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 69 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 Sony A3000 scores compare:

Ricoh G900
Imaging
Features
Value
Portability
Overall
Ranked #66 out of 477 in Compact cameras
Ranked #540 out of 1257 in all Cameras
Sony A3000
Imaging
Features
Value
Portability
Overall
Ranked #101 out of 109 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked #370 out of 1257 in all Cameras

Sony A3000 scores higher than the Ricoh G900 in Overall. It has better image quality and better value than Ricoh G900. On the other hand, Ricoh G900 is more portable and has more features than Sony A3000.
If image quality is very important for you and you want to get the most bang for your bucks, choose the Sony A3000.
If you are looking for a small camera where you can take everywhere with you, and having more features are also important, Ricoh G900 is the right choice for you.

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Sony A3000 vs Ricoh G900 Specs Table
Detailed comparison of specifications
General Ricoh G900 Sony Alpha A3000
Brand Ricoh Sony
Announced 2018-02-21 2013-08-27
Body Type Compact SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor
Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Size 1/2.3 APS-C
Dimensions 6.17 x 4.55 mm 23.5 x 15.6 mm
Area 28.07mm2 366.60mm2
Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Max Resolution 5184 x 3888 5456 x 3632
Max Native Light sensitivity 6,400 ISO 16,000 ISO
Min Native Light sensitivity 125 ISO 100 ISO
RAW Support
Autofocus
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF Multi Area
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points 9 25
Lens
Manual Focus
Lens Mount fixed lens Sony E
Lens Focal Range 28-140 mm (5x) no lens
Max Aperture F3.5-5.5 no lens
Macro Focus Range 1cm no lens
Screen
Type Fixed type Fixed type
Size 3.00" 3.00"
Resolution 1,040k dots 230k dots
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder Coverage n/a 100%
Viewfinder Magnification n/a 0.47x
Photography Features
Max Mechanical Shutter 1/4000s 1/4000s
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Custom White Balance
Built-in Image Stabilization Digital only Optical
Built-in Flash
Flash Range 5.50 m (with Auto ISO) 6.00 m (at ISO200 / 4m at ISO100)
Max Flash Sync n/a 1/160s
External Flash
Continuous Shooting n/a 3.0 fps
Multi-Segment Metering
Average Metering
Spot Metering
Partial Metering
AF-Area Metering
Center Weighted Metering
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
Video Features
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Video Formats MPEG-4, H.264 AVCHD, H.264, MP4
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity Supports FlashAir SD cards None
HDMI
Physical
Environmental Sealing
Weight 247g 411g
Dimensions 118 x 66 x 33mm 128 x 91 x 85mm
Battery Life 340 shots 470 shots
Other Features
Timelapse Recording
GPS Built-in None
DxO Sensor Scores
DxO Overall Score not tested 78
DxO Color Depth not tested 23.7
DxO Dynamic Range not tested 12.8
DxO Low Light ISO not tested 1068
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