Olympus SZ-12 vs Ricoh GR III

The following is a extended overview of the Olympus SZ-12 versus Ricoh GR III, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the SZ-12 (14MP) and GR III (24MP) and the SZ-12 (1/2.3") and GR III (APS-C) have totally different sensor size.

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The SZ-12 was announced 7 years prior to the GR III which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the SZ-12 grades vs the GR III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-12 and Ricoh GR III. The whole galleries are available at Olympus SZ-12 Gallery and Ricoh GR III Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-12 offers outside measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Ricoh GR III has sizing of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the SZ-12 against the GR III.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-12 and GR III is 89 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions only by checking out specifications. The pic below should give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-12 and GR III.

To sum up, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SZ-12 with its smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh trickier and the Ricoh GR III will show extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged SZ-12 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.