140g This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.
Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm) sensor Large sensor in Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.
RAW shooting capability RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.
Medium size Body With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mmis a good compromise between size and functionality.
Body Thickness 56mm With a thickness of 56mm,Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm is not a pocketable camera for sure.