Olympus FE-4030 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-4030 versus Ricoh GR Digital IV, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and GR Digital IV (10MP) and the FE-4030 (1/2.3") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-4030 was released 20 months before the GR Digital IV making them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the FE-4030 matches up against the GR Digital IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-4030 & Ricoh GR Digital IV. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-4030 features external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR Digital IV has dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the FE-4030 and the GR Digital IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4030 and GR Digital IV is 95 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor sizing just by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4030 and GR Digital IV.

As you have seen, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FE-4030 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Olympus FE-4030 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older FE-4030 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.