Casio EX-ZR15 vs Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5

Below is a thorough comparison of the Casio EX-ZR15 versus Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Casio and Ricoh. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the EX-ZR15 (16MP) and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and the EX-ZR15 (1/2.3") and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-ZR15 was revealed 16 months later than the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZR15 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a simple view of how the EX-ZR15 scores vs the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-ZR15 & Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5. The full galleries are viewable at Casio EX-ZR15 Gallery & Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Casio EX-ZR15 offers exterior dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 has specifications of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the EX-ZR15 vs the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-ZR15 and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 is 93 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by looking through specs. The visual below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-ZR15 and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-ZR15 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Casio EX-ZR15 will provide you with greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger EX-ZR15 is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.