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Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

Portability
95
Imaging
33
Features
14
Overall
25
Olympus FE-45 front
 
Ricoh GR Digital IV front
Portability
92
Imaging
35
Features
47
Overall
39

Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV Key Specs

Olympus FE-45
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-108mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 142g - 94 x 62 x 23mm
  • Revealed January 2009
Ricoh GR Digital IV
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28mm (F1.9) lens
  • 190g - 109 x 59 x 33mm
  • Released September 2011
  • Old Model is Ricoh GR Digital III
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Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV Overview

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus FE-45 and Ricoh GR Digital IV, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Olympus and Ricoh. The sensor resolution of the FE-45 (10MP) and the GR Digital IV (10MP) is relatively close but the FE-45 (1/2.3") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The FE-45 was announced 3 years prior to the GR Digital IV which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the FE-45 grades versus the GR Digital IV with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-45 over the Ricoh GR Digital IV

 FE-45 GR Digital IV 

Reasons to pick Ricoh GR Digital IV over the Olympus FE-45

 GR Digital IV FE-45 
ReleasedSeptember 2011January 2009More modern by 32 months
Focus manually More accurate focus
Screen dimensions3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution1230k230kSharper screen (+1000k dot)

Common features in the Olympus FE-45 and Ricoh GR Digital IV

 FE-45 GR Digital IV 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither provides Touch friendly screen

Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV Physical Comparison

In case you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-45 provides external dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital IV has proportions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-45 and Ricoh GR Digital IV in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the FE-45 and the GR Digital IV.

Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-45 and GR Digital IV is 95 and 92 respectively.

Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV Sensor Comparison

Generally, it can be hard to envision the gap in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The image below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-45 and GR Digital IV.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide the same MP albeit not the same sensor sizes. The FE-45 comes with the smaller sensor which will make getting shallower depth of field more difficult. The more aged FE-45 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Portrait photography advice
Ricoh GR Digital IV Portrait photography advice
19
lack of manual focus
no manual exposure
external flash not possible
megapixel count low (10MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
41
manual focus
delivers RAW files
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Street photography details
Ricoh GR Digital IV Street photography details
56
has image stabilization (Digital)
fixed screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
65
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW files
screen is fixed
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
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Sports Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Sports photography details
Ricoh GR Digital IV Sports photography details
26
has image stabilization (Digital)
no shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
34
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
great battery life (390 per charge)
focal length is fixed (28mm)
resolution not great (10MP)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Travel photography info
Ricoh GR Digital IV Travel photography info
51
flash built-in
lack of Timelapse function
megapixel count low (10MP)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
wide angle not the best (36mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
67
great battery life (390 shots)
has built in flash
great max aperture (f1.9)
resolution not great (10MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Landscape photography advice
Ricoh GR Digital IV Landscape photography advice
27
has image stabilization (Digital)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (36mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen is somewhat small (2.5")
no manual exposure
megapixel count low (10MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
lack of Timelapse function
53
manual focus
great max aperture (f1.9)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW files
great battery life (390 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
focal length is fixed (28mm)
resolution not great (10MP)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Vlogging features
Ricoh GR Digital IV Vlogging features
25
has image stabilization (Digital)
wide angle not the best (36mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
low quality video (640 x 480 pixels)
lack of microphone support
29
great max aperture (f1.9)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
display isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (640 x 480 resolution)
missing external mic support
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Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-45 and Ricoh GR Digital IV
 Olympus FE-45Ricoh GR Digital IV
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Ricoh
Model Olympus FE-45 Ricoh GR Digital IV
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2009-01-07 2011-09-15
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/1.7"
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 7.44 x 5.58mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 41.5mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 10 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2
Highest Possible resolution 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736
Maximum native ISO 1600 3200
Minimum native ISO 64 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 36-108mm (3.0x) 28mm (1x)
Largest aperture f/3.1-5.9 f/1.9
Macro focus range 5cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.9 4.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.5 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 230k dots 1,230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Optical (optional)
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4 seconds 1 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range - 3.00 m
Flash options Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Maximum video resolution 640x480 640x480
Video data format Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 142 gr (0.31 pounds) 190 gr (0.42 pounds)
Physical dimensions 94 x 62 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") 109 x 59 x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 390 photographs
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - DB65
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal SD/SDHC, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Retail pricing $130 $599