Casio EX-S200 vs Ricoh GR III

Its time to look closer at the Casio EX-S200 vs Ricoh GR III, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Ricoh. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the EX-S200 (14MP) and GR III (24MP) and the EX-S200 (1/2.3") and GR III (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-S200 was revealed 9 years prior to the GR III and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-S200 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the EX-S200 grades against the GR III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-S200 & Ricoh GR III. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-S200 Gallery & Ricoh GR III Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Casio EX-S200 comes with external dimensions of 100mm x 55mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR III has sizing 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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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the EX-S200 vs the GR III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-S200 and GR III is 96 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by checking a spec sheet. The photograph below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-S200 and GR III.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-S200 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Ricoh GR III will give you greater detail because of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-S200 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.