Casio EX-10 vs Ricoh GR II

Below, we will be matching up the Casio EX-10 and Ricoh GR II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Ricoh. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the EX-10 (12MP) and GR II (16MP) and the EX-10 (1/1.7") and GR II (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-10 was brought out 19 months before the GR II which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-10 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the EX-10 scores against the GR II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-10 offers outside dimensions of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Ricoh GR II has dimensions of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the EX-10 against the GR II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-10 and GR II is 83 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing simply by looking through specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-10 and GR II.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The EX-10 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Ricoh GR II will result in more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-10 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.