Olympus XZ-10 vs Ricoh GR III

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus XZ-10 versus Ricoh GR III, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and GR III (24MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and GR III (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-10 was announced 6 years earlier than the GR III which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the XZ-10 matches up vs the GR III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Ricoh GR III. The whole galleries are available at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Ricoh GR III Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-10 features physical measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Ricoh GR III has proportions of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the XZ-10 against the GR III.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the XZ-10 and GR III is 91 and 90 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading through technical specs. The image here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-10 and GR III.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The XZ-10 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Ricoh GR III will resolve extra detail with its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged XZ-10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.