Ricoh GR IV vs Fujifilm X100VI

The two premium APS-C fixed-lens compacts, built for different shooters. Both have 5-axis in-body stabilization rated at about six stops by their makers and a built-in ND filter. The GR IV is the pocket camera: about 262 g and 32.7 mm deep, with a 28mm-equivalent f/2.8 lens, Snap focus and 53GB of internal storage. The X100VI is twice the weight and does more: 40.2MP, a 35mm-equivalent F2 lens, a hybrid optical/electronic finder, a tilting screen, subject detection and 6.2K video.

A black Ricoh GR IV compact camera seen from the front, with its lens retracted, on a white background — **Ricoh GR IV**25.7MP APS-C, 28mm-equivalent f/2.8 · launched at $1,499.95 in 2025Photo: Strubbl via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

A silver and a black Fujifilm X100VI side by side on a pale counter, seen from the front and above — **Fujifilm X100VI**40.2MP APS-C, 35mm-equivalent F2 · launched at $1,599.95 in 2024Photo: 昼落ち via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized)

Side-by-side specs

	Ricoh GR IV	Fujifilm X100VI
Sensor	About 25.74MP APS-C, back-illuminated (23.3 × 15.5 mm); GR ENGINE 7	40.2MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS 5 HR (23.5 × 15.7 mm); X-Processor 5
Lens (fixed)	18.3mm (about 28mm equivalent), f/2.8–16; 7 elements in 5 groups; 35mm and 50mm crop modes	23mm (35mm equivalent), F2; 8 elements in 6 groups (2 aspherical)
Built-in ND filter	2 EV	4 stops
ISO	100–204800	125–12800; extended 64–51200
Stabilization (each maker's rating)	5-axis sensor-shift SR, up to six shutter steps	5-axis sensor-shift, 6.0 stops
Shutter	1/4000–30 s (1/2500 s at f/2.8)	Mechanical to 1/4000 s; electronic to 1/180000 s
Bursts	Not listed in our Ricoh sources	About 20 fps electronic (1.29x crop); about 13 fps electronic
Autofocus	Hybrid AF (phase and contrast); Snap focus at preset distances	Intelligent Hybrid AF; subject detection for animal, bird, automobile, motorcycle/bike, airplane, train
Viewfinder	None listed	Hybrid: optical (about 0.52x) + 0.5-inch 3.69M-dot OLED EVF (0.66x)
Screen	3.0-inch touchscreen, about 1,037k dots; no tilt listed	3.0-inch tilting touchscreen, 1.62M dots
Video	Full HD only	6.2K up to 29.97p; DCI/UHD 4K up to 59.94p; Full HD up to 240 fps; H.265 4:2:2 10-bit
Storage	About 53GB internal plus microSD	One SD (UHS-I)
Battery (CIPA)	DB-120; about 250 shots	NP-W126S; about 450 (optical finder) / 310 (EVF), Normal mode
Size	109.4 × 61.1 × 32.7 mm	128.0 × 74.8 × 55.3 mm
Weight (with battery and card)	About 262 g	About 521 g
Launch price	Aug 20, 2025; $1,499.95 (US)	Feb 20, 2024; $1,599.95 MSRP (US)

GR IV specs from Ricoh Imaging's global specifications page and Ricoh Imaging Americas' August 20, 2025 release, as cited in our GR IV guide; X100VI specs from Fujifilm's US X100VI specifications and FUJIFILM North America's February 20, 2024 release, as cited in our X100VI guide. US launch prices from Ricoh Imaging Americas and FUJIFILM North America. Battery figures are CIPA; the GR IV has no viewfinder, so the two ratings aren't like-for-like. ✓ = advantage; blank = tie or not directly comparable.

Sample photos

Four photos taken with the Ricoh GR IV and four with the Fujifilm X100VI, shared on Wikimedia Commons and Flickr under open licenses.

Sample photo 1 of 8 taken with the Ricoh GR IV — Taken with the Ricoh GR IV. Photo: Stephan van Helden via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 2 of 8 taken with the Ricoh GR IV — Taken with the Ricoh GR IV. Photo: Stephan van Helden via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 3 of 8 taken with the Ricoh GR IV — Taken with the Ricoh GR IV. Photo: Stephan van Helden via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 4 of 8 taken with the Ricoh GR IV — Taken with the Ricoh GR IV. Photo: Strubbl via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Sample photo 5 of 8 taken with the Fujifilm X100VI — Taken with the Fujifilm X100VI. Photo: RG TLV via Flickr, CC BY 4.0 (cropped and resized)

Sample photo 6 of 8 taken with the Fujifilm X100VI — Taken with the Fujifilm X100VI. Photo: RG TLV via Flickr, CC BY 4.0 (cropped and resized)

Sample photo 7 of 8 taken with the Fujifilm X100VI — Taken with the Fujifilm X100VI. Photo: RG TLV via Flickr, CC BY 4.0 (cropped and resized)

Sample photo 8 of 8 taken with the Fujifilm X100VI — Taken with the Fujifilm X100VI. Photo: RG TLV via Flickr, CC BY 4.0 (cropped and resized)

Who should buy which

Buy the GR IV if…

It has to fit a jacket pocket: about 262 g and 32.7 mm deep.
You shoot street at 28mm and like zone focusing: Snap focus at preset distances, plus 35mm and 50mm crop modes.
You want built-in storage: about 53GB internal plus a microSD slot.

Buy the X100VI if…

You want a viewfinder: the hybrid finder switches between optical and a 3.69M-dot EVF.
You prefer 35mm framing and want 40.2MP for cropping, an F2 lens and a 4-stop ND.
You want one camera for travel stills and clips: 6.2K and 4K/60p 10-bit video, subject detection and a tilting screen.

Both have 5-axis in-body stabilization and a built-in ND filter, so the choice is pocketability, 28mm and Snap focus versus a viewfinder, 35mm, 40MP and real video. Ricoh's "six shutter steps" and Fujifilm's "6.0 stops" are each maker's own rating and may not use the same test conditions. See our full GR IV and X100VI guides, or all comparisons.

Where to buy

Ricoh GR IV

GR IV · camera (new)

Ricoh GR IV: Launched at $1,499.95 in 2025 (Ricoh Imaging Americas' US price, August 20, 2025).

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Read the full Ricoh GR IV guide

Fujifilm X100VI

X100VI · camera (new)

Fujifilm X100VI: Launched at $1,599.95 in 2024 (FUJIFILM North America MSRP, February 20, 2024).

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Read the full Fujifilm X100VI guide

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