Olympus E-PL1s vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-PL1s vs Ricoh GR Digital IV, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. The sensor resolution of the E-PL1s (12MP) and the GR Digital IV (10MP) is pretty close but the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL1s was brought out 10 months earlier than the GR Digital IV so they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-PL1s matches up versus the GR Digital IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Ricoh GR Digital IV. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL1s offers exterior measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) and 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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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the E-PL1s and the GR Digital IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and GR Digital IV is 86 and 92 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizing simply by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and GR Digital IV.

As you can see, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL1s featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Olympus E-PL1s will result in greater detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older E-PL1s will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.