Olympus VG-145 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

Following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus VG-145 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and GR Digital IV (10MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The VG-145 was introduced within a month of the GR Digital IV which means that they are of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a short view of how the VG-145 scores vs the GR Digital IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-145 & Ricoh GR Digital IV. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-145 has outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital IV has dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the VG-145 compared to the GR Digital IV.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and GR Digital IV is 96 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to see the difference between sensor sizes only by checking specifications. The image here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-145 and GR Digital IV.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VG-145 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Olympus VG-145 will give extra detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively.