Casio EX-Z33 vs Ricoh GR

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Casio EX-Z33 versus Ricoh GR, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Casio and Ricoh. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the EX-Z33 (10MP) and GR (16MP) and the EX-Z33 (1/2.3") and GR (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-Z33 was released 4 years prior to the GR and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z33 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the EX-Z33 scores vs the GR for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-Z33 & Ricoh GR. The complete galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z33 Gallery & Ricoh GR Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-Z33 comes with outside measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 106 grams (0.23 lbs) while the Ricoh GR has measurements of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the EX-Z33 vs the GR.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z33 and GR is 97 and 90 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by checking out technical specs. The photograph here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-Z33 and GR.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The EX-Z33 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Ricoh GR will show greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-Z33 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.