Olympus TG-3 vs Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus TG-3 and Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the TG-3 (16MP) and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and the TG-3 (1/2.3") and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The TG-3 was unveiled 3 years after the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus TG-3 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise summation of how the TG-3 matches up versus the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Tough TG-3 and Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5. The full galleries are available at Olympus TG-3 Gallery and Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-3 enjoys outside measurements of 112mm x 66mm x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") with a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 has proportions of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

See the Olympus TG-3 and Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the TG-3 versus the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-3 and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 is 90 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to imagine the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-3 and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The TG-3 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Olympus TG-3 will give you more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The newer TG-3 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.