Olympus VH-515 vs Ricoh GR II

In this write-up, we will be analyzing the Olympus VH-515 versus Ricoh GR II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and GR II (16MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and GR II (APS-C) possess different sensor sizes.

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The VH-515 was released 3 years earlier than the GR II which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the VH-515 matches up vs the GR II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VH-515 & Ricoh GR II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Ricoh GR II Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-515 has exterior dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Ricoh GR II has dimensions 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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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the VH-515 vs the GR II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VH-515 and GR II is 95 and 89 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specs. The pic underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-515 and GR II.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The VH-515 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Ricoh GR II will give greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged VH-515 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.