Olympus FE-45 vs Ricoh GR II

Following is a detailed assessment of the Olympus FE-45 and Ricoh GR II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Ricoh. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the FE-45 (10MP) and GR II (16MP) and the FE-45 (1/2.3") and GR II (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The FE-45 was unveiled 7 years before the GR II which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the FE-45 matches up vs the GR II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-45 & Ricoh GR II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Ricoh GR II Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-45 enjoys physical measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Ricoh GR II has proportions of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") with a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the FE-45 vs the GR II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and GR II is 95 and 89 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by going through a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-45 and GR II.

As you can see, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FE-45 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Ricoh GR II will provide extra detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FE-45 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.