Casio EX-FC150 vs Ricoh GR III

Here, we will be reviewing the Casio EX-FC150 versus Ricoh GR III, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Ricoh. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the EX-FC150 (10MP) and GR III (24MP) and the EX-FC150 (1/2.3") and GR III (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The EX-FC150 was brought out 9 years earlier than the GR III and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-FC150 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the EX-FC150 scores vs the GR III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-FC150 & Ricoh GR III. The entire galleries are viewable at Casio EX-FC150 Gallery & Ricoh GR III Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-FC150 comes with exterior dimensions of 99mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 173 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR III has measurements of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the EX-FC150 compared to the GR III.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the EX-FC150 and GR III is 93 and 90 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through specs. The graphic here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-FC150 and GR III.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-FC150 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Ricoh GR III will resolve greater detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older EX-FC150 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.