Casio EX-H15 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

The following is a in-depth overview of the Casio EX-H15 and Ricoh GR Digital IV, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Casio and Ricoh. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the EX-H15 (14MP) and GR Digital IV (10MP) and the EX-H15 (1/2.3") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") provide totally different sensor size.

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The EX-H15 was manufactured 20 months before the GR Digital IV which makes them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the EX-H15 matches up against the GR Digital IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-H15 and Ricoh GR Digital IV. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-H15 Gallery and Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and size. The Casio EX-H15 comes with external dimensions of 101mm x 60mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Ricoh GR Digital IV has specifications of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-H15 and Ricoh GR Digital IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the EX-H15 vs the GR Digital IV.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-H15 and GR Digital IV is 93 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor dimensions simply by seeing specs. The pic below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-H15 and GR Digital IV.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The EX-H15 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Casio EX-H15 will show extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged EX-H15 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.