FujiFilm S2500HD vs Ricoh GR

Here is a complete assessment of the FujiFilm S2500HD versus Ricoh GR, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands FujiFilm and Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the S2500HD (12MP) and GR (16MP) and the S2500HD (1/2.3") and GR (APS-C) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The S2500HD was released 3 years prior to the GR and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the FujiFilm S2500HD being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the S2500HD scores versus the GR when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for FujiFilm FinePix S2500HD & Ricoh GR. The complete galleries are viewable at FujiFilm S2500HD Gallery & Ricoh GR Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The FujiFilm S2500HD enjoys external dimensions of 110mm x 73mm x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 337 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR has measurements of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the S2500HD vs the GR.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S2500HD and GR is 78 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing purely by reading technical specs. The visual below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the S2500HD and GR.

As you can tell, the two cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S2500HD due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Ricoh GR will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older S2500HD is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.