The Ricoh GR IV is a compact with an APS-C sensor and a fixed 18.3mm f/2.8 lens, which works out to about 28mm on full frame.
Ricoh GR IV
APS-C digital compact, from 2025
Updated
Quick facts
- Brand
- Ricoh
- Type
- APS-C digital compact
- Made
- from 2025
Production
Ricoh announced the GR IV in August 2025 and said it would go on sale that September. Next to the GR III it has 5-axis stabilization instead of 3-axis, a redesigned lens and about 53GB of built-in storage. The card slot went from SD to microSD.
Models
- Ricoh GR IV
- The standard model.
- Ricoh GR IV HDF
- Adds a Highlight Diffusion Filter. Announced in October 2025.
- Ricoh GR IV Monochrome
- The black-and-white version.
Specs
- Sensor
- 25.74MP APS-C CMOS
- Lens
- 18.3mm f/2.8 (about 28mm equivalent), fixed
- Stabilization
- 5-axis sensor shift
- Shutter
- 30 s to 1/4000 s (1/2500 s at f/2.8)
- ISO
- 100–204,800
- Storage
- About 53GB built in, plus one microSD slot
- Battery
- DB-120
- Launch price
- $1,499.95 (2025)
- Dimensions
- 109.4 × 61.1 × 32.7 mm (4.3 × 2.4 × 1.3 in)
- Weight
- 228 g (8.0 oz). 262 g with battery and card.
- Hot shoe
- Hot shoe for Ricoh’s dedicated flashes
- Flash compatibility
- Ricoh’s GF-2, announced alongside the camera, mounts directly and sets its own power in Auto Flash mode.
- Launch price: Pentax Forums on the GR IV launch
- Dimensions and weight: GR IV specifications from Ricoh
Firmware
- Latest version
- 1.20, released 10.21.26
- Last checked
- 11.03.26
What 1.20 changed:
- The camera can remember the AF point after it's switched off.
- User Mode settings can be restored after a power cycle.
- A setting keeps the camera ready for GR WORLD connections while it's off, or turns that off to save battery.