Casio EX-10 vs Ricoh GR

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Casio EX-10 vs Ricoh GR, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Casio and Ricoh. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the EX-10 (12MP) and GR (16MP) and the EX-10 (1/1.7") and GR (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The EX-10 was unveiled 8 months after the GR so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-10 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the EX-10 scores against the GR with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-10 & Ricoh GR. The full galleries are provided at Casio EX-10 Gallery & Ricoh GR Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-10 has got physical measurements of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Ricoh GR has dimensions of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using during that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the EX-10 against the GR.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-10 and GR is 83 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes just by going through a spec sheet. The picture here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-10 and GR.

Clearly, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The EX-10 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Ricoh GR will show extra detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger EX-10 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.