Casio EX-Z400 vs Ricoh GR

Lets look more in depth at the Casio EX-Z400 versus Ricoh GR, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-Z400 (12MP) and GR (16MP) and the EX-Z400 (1/2.3") and GR (APS-C) boast different sensor measurements.

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The EX-Z400 was unveiled 5 years earlier than the GR which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-Z400 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the EX-Z400 matches up versus the GR in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-Z400 & Ricoh GR. The full galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z400 Gallery & Ricoh GR Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z400 has physical measurements of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Ricoh GR has proportions of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") along with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-Z400 versus Ricoh GR in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the EX-Z400 against the GR.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z400 and GR is 95 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes just by viewing specifications. The pic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-Z400 and GR.

Plainly, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The EX-Z400 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Ricoh GR will render more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged EX-Z400 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.