Casio EX-ZR15 vs Ricoh GXR Mount A12

Its time to examine more in depth at the Casio EX-ZR15 and Ricoh GXR Mount A12, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Casio and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the EX-ZR15 (16MP) and GXR Mount A12 (12MP) and the EX-ZR15 (1/2.3") and GXR Mount A12 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizes.

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The EX-ZR15 was brought out 6 months later than the GXR Mount A12 so they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZR15 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the EX-ZR15 matches up vs the GXR Mount A12 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZR15 & Ricoh GXR Mount A12. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR15 Gallery & Ricoh GXR Mount A12 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and volume. 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) whilst the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 has sizing of 120mm x 70mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.8") having a weight of 370 grams (0.82 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the EX-ZR15 and the GXR Mount A12.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZR15 and GXR Mount A12 is 93 and 84 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing specs. The graphic underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-ZR15 and GXR Mount A12.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-ZR15 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Casio EX-ZR15 will show more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively.