Casio EX-Z33 vs Ricoh GR II

Following is a extended review of the Casio EX-Z33 vs Ricoh GR II, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Casio and Ricoh. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the EX-Z33 (10MP) and GR II (16MP) and the EX-Z33 (1/2.3") and GR II (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The EX-Z33 was unveiled 6 years earlier than the GR II which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z33 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the EX-Z33 matches up against the GR II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-Z33 and Ricoh GR II. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-Z33 Gallery and Ricoh GR II Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z33 has exterior 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 II has proportions of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") having a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the EX-Z33 versus the GR II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z33 and GR II is 97 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes only by checking specifications. The picture underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-Z33 and GR II.

Plainly, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-Z33 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Ricoh GR II will resolve greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged EX-Z33 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.