Olympus SP-100 vs Ricoh GR II

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus SP-100 versus Ricoh GR II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Ricoh. The sensor resolution of the SP-100 (16MP) and the GR II (16MP) is fairly close but the SP-100 (1/2.3") and GR II (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-100 was brought out 16 months earlier than the GR II making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the SP-100 scores vs the GR II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus SP-100 & Ricoh GR II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-100 Gallery & Ricoh GR II Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-100 features outside dimensions of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") having a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR II has measurements of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the SP-100 versus the GR II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-100 and GR II is 63 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing just by looking through specs. The visual underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-100 and GR II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras enjoy the same exact megapixels but different sensor sizing. The SP-100 contains the smaller sensor which is going to make getting bokeh more challenging. The older SP-100 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.