Ricoh GR II

Ricoh GR II is Ricoh's Large Sensor Compact digital camera first announced on June of 2015. It has a 16 MegaPixel, CMOS APS-C size sensor with a peak resolution of 4928 x 3264.

Ricoh released this model in an effort to upgrade the earlier Ricoh GR (Read Full Comparison)

The GR II ranks at #42 out of 65 in Large Sensor Compact cameras & all-around #344 out of 1465 for cameras in our collection. You can test our Smart camera filter to find camera rankings based on your personal requirements.

Here is a diagram of different criteria used in the scoring system.

The Ricoh GR II is part of a family of digital cameras. You can see the full list below.

You can look at the GR II from different angles in the gallery here.

Here is a list of good and bad points of the Ricoh GR II based on aspects that are oftentimes seen as useful in a digital camera.

The Ricoh GR II features the GR Engine V processor chip. The sensor spec in the Ricoh GR II is 23.7mm x 15.7mm (APS-C). The 372 mm² sensor has the ability to resolve 4928 x 3264 pixels using aspect ratios of 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2.

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The CMOS sensor has 16 megapixels and has a standard ISO range of 100 - 25600. RAW photos are saved so you have more margin for error.

The image below shows the GR II's sensor size in comparison to other popular sizes. The GR II sensor has a crop factor of 1.5 and is shown in green.

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To get a sense of different aspect ratios, you can refer to the graphic below.

Ricoh GR II has a weight of 0.55 lb (251 gr or 8.85 ounces) & has exterior size of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4"). The weight of general Large Sensor Compact camera is 396 gr so the Ricoh GR II is lighter as compared to its rivals.

Photography Glossary

Listed below is a photo of the Ricoh GR II next to a soft drink to help you get a feel for its size.

The top view here will show you the button design on the GR II.

The GR II features a fixed lens offering a constant focal length of 28mm meaning that you don't have the ability to zoom.

At it's widest 28mm, the lens features an aperture of f2.8 which will be rather sluggish and not ideal for low light conditions and you will probably find it hard to get good bokeh. You will also have to increase your ISO setting resulting in noisy photos.

The GR II has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes
• Wireless Yes
• NFC Yes
• HDMI Yes

Cameras that have NFC and Bluetooth support are able to be used wirelessly by smartphones. You can transfer images and sometimes change settings without connecting straight with the camera.

Some apps also provide a Liveview and press the shutter in case you aren't close to the camera. If the camera includes a HDMI port, it can easily be attached to an external monitor. Virtually all cameras will allow you to charge the battery through the USB port.

The highest video resolution in the Ricoh GR II is 1920 x 1080 and you can record in MPEG-4 and H.264 file format. 1080p resolution can provide a good balance between video quality vs file size but FULL HD will not give you any room to downsample. The body doesn't include a microphone and headphone socket so you get absolutely no control over the sound. It is probably best to look into another camera in case you need decent sound for your videos.

There is no weather proofing in the Ricoh GR II so you have to be cautious in rainy or dusty situations.

The Ricoh GR II has a 3" fixed screen having a resolution of 1,230k dots.

Unfortunately the screen isn't a touch screen.

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The View Finder specifications for Ricoh GR II are below:

• ViewFinder Optical (optional)

Viewfinders can be pretty beneficial during bright outdoor situations which can make the camera screen washed out and difficult to see.

Ricoh GR II continuous shooting speed is 4.0 frames per second. The maximum shutter speed is 1/4000s.

Ricoh GR II features both integrated flash along with external flash ability.

Ricoh GR II features only Contrast Based Autofocus & lacks Phase Detect Autofocus. Phase Detection autofocusing is a lot faster and exact as compared to Contrast Based autofocusing. The camera has Face detection which makes it valuable for portraits.

It has 9 focus points to pick from. It also has Tracking Autofocus for objects on the move. Ricoh GR II has the ability to use manual focusing when needed during low light scenarios or you want to have more accurate focusing control.

The battery power (DB-65) in the Ricoh GR II is designed to last for 320 photographs based on the CIPA requirements which is comparable with it's competitors. The typical Large Sensor Compact camera battery life is 301. Leica X-U has the highest (450) battery life within this kind of cameras.

Here is a list of Large Sensor Compact cameras that come with the best battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Leica X-U
GR II vs X-U450 yesnono

Leica X Vario
GR II vs X Vario450 yesnono

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Leica X2
GR II vs X2450 yesnono

Fujifilm X100V
GR II vs Fujifilm X100V420 yesnoyes

Fujifilm X100F
GR II vs Fujifilm X100F390 yesnono

The following chart shows a summation of the Ricoh GR II for different categories of photography. To understand more, browse to the specific section below.

The Ricoh GR II gets a points total of 75 which is nice, meaning that it is a very decent pick to use for portraits. Shooting portrait images favors heavily to sensor resolution, RAW support along with the option to utilize off-camera flash.

Coming in at a nice points tally of 74, the Ricoh GR II is a respectable pick to buy for street photography. A very good street photography camera has a fine balance of picture quality plus portability.

A decent sports photography points tally of 50 means the Ricoh GR II is fairly suitable for taking pictures of sports. A camera needs to have good autofocus and shutter speeds for sports photography.

Portability is pretty important when picking a travel camera. All round, the Ricoh GR II gets a very good 67 as a travel camera which is a very decent choice for your trips.

In case you're planning to purchase a camera for landscape photography, the most essential aspect will no doubt be image quality. The Ricoh GR II at it's moderate score of 59 for a landscape camera is fairly suitable within the current market.

A camera for vlogging preferably should offer a moving display, mic input and ideally IBIS. Taking everything in to account, the Ricoh GR II is simply not appropriate for vlogging as it gets a terrible rating of 32.

If you are shopping for alternatives to the GR II, below is a selection of the top placed cameras that fall in to the class of Large Sensor Compact.

The graph here gives you a bird's eye view of the GR II versus it's highest ranking rivals mentioned earlier.

These are various other cameras you may check out as alternatives. To look at a comprehensive comparison, just click on the "compare" link.