Olympus TG-6 vs Ricoh GR II

Following is a complete assessment of the Olympus TG-6 versus Ricoh GR II, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the TG-6 (12MP) and GR II (16MP) and the TG-6 (1/2.3") and GR II (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The TG-6 was manufactured 3 years after the GR II which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus TG-6 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief view of how the TG-6 scores against the GR II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Tough TG-6 & Ricoh GR II. The entire galleries are available at Olympus TG-6 Gallery & Ricoh GR II Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus TG-6 enjoys outer measurements of 113mm x 66mm x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 253 grams (0.56 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR II has sizing of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") and a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the TG-6 compared to the GR II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TG-6 and GR II is 90 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizes only by going through specs. The pic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the TG-6 and GR II.

All in all, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The TG-6 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Ricoh GR II will show more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The younger TG-6 should have an edge in sensor tech.