Casio EX-S7 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

Below, we will be contrasting the Casio EX-S7 and Ricoh GR Digital IV, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Ricoh. The image resolution of the EX-S7 (12MP) and the GR Digital IV (10MP) is relatively close but the EX-S7 (1/2.3") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") possess different sensor sizes.

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The EX-S7 was manufactured 19 months prior to the GR Digital IV which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-S7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple overview of how the EX-S7 scores versus the GR Digital IV for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-S7 and Ricoh GR Digital IV. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-S7 Gallery and Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-S7 provides exterior dimensions of 97mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Ricoh GR Digital IV has dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-S7 and Ricoh GR Digital IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the EX-S7 against the GR Digital IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-S7 and GR Digital IV is 96 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions purely by researching specs. The pic below might give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-S7 and GR Digital IV.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The EX-S7 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Casio EX-S7 will result in more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged EX-S7 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.