Olympus SH-2 vs Ricoh GR III

Below is a in depth review of the Olympus SH-2 versus Ricoh GR III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Ricoh. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the SH-2 (16MP) and GR III (24MP) and the SH-2 (1/2.3") and GR III (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The SH-2 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the GR III and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a simple summary of how the SH-2 scores vs the GR III in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus SH-2 & Ricoh GR III. The full galleries are available at Olympus SH-2 Gallery & Ricoh GR III Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SH-2 features outside dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Ricoh GR III has measurements of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs).

Look at the Olympus SH-2 versus Ricoh GR III in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the SH-2 versus the GR III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the SH-2 and GR III is 88 and 90 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-2 and GR III.

As you can tell, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SH-2 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Ricoh GR III will give you extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older SH-2 is going to be behind in sensor tech.