Casio EX-Z29 vs Ricoh GR III

Following is a comprehensive overview of the Casio EX-Z29 and Ricoh GR III, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Casio and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-Z29 (10MP) and GR III (24MP) and the EX-Z29 (1/2.5") and GR III (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-Z29 was brought out 10 years before the GR III which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-Z29 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the EX-Z29 scores vs the GR III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-Z29 & Ricoh GR III. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-Z29 Gallery & Ricoh GR III Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Casio EX-Z29 has outside dimensions of 101mm x 57mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR III has sizing of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view size comparison of the EX-Z29 and the GR III.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z29 and GR III is 95 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizes just by looking through specs. The image underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z29 and GR III.

All in all, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-Z29 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Ricoh GR III will render more detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged EX-Z29 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.