Ricoh GR II

Ricoh GR II

Ricoh GR II
Ricoh GR II
Announced: 17 Jun 2015
Sensor Resolution: 16Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 100-25600
Weight: 251g
Physical Dimensions: 117 x 63 x 35 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (optional)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
52
Overall Score
47
Image Quality
30
Speed Performance
58
Versatility
75
Comfort
Portrait

46

Portrait
Landscape

45

Landscape
Sport

44

Sport
Street

60

Street
Everyday

61

Everyday
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prospros

  • Its wide dynamic range makes it ideal for landscape photography
  • This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Ricoh GR II is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • Ricoh GR II is one of the lightest cameras in its category. This makes it very well suited for street photography and daily use
  • Thanks to the wireless connection, Ricoh GR II allows immediate picture sharing

conscons

  • Warning - Ricoh GR II is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Warning - Ricoh GR II battery has only 320.0 shoots autonomy. This might be a limiting factor if you think you'll have to do long photo sessions without having the chance to recharge it.

Ricoh GR II and its rivals

Review compare Ricoh GR II with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Ricoh GR II Ricoh
GR II
52 46 45 44 60 61

Ricoh GR II: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Ricoh GR II is a compact camera launched on 17/06/2015.

Technically speaking, the Ricoh GR II ranks in the best 10% of its category (and in the best 75 of all cameras in our database) scoring 52 overall. The Ricoh GR II weights 251 gr and spans 117 x 63 x 35 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Ricoh GR II behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 47, ranks in the category best 4%.
  • Speed Performance - Score 30, ranks in the category best 23%.
  • Versatility - Score 58, ranks in the category best 15%.

On the contrary, the performance of Ricoh GR II is below the category average in:

  • Comfort - Score 75, ranks among the worst 37% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Great, score 46, ranks in the best 4% of its category. Ricoh GR II is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Landscape - Great, score 45, ranks in the best 4% of its category. Ricoh GR II is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Sport - Great, score 44, ranks in the best 13% of its category. Ricoh GR II is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Street - Great, score 60, ranks in the best 13% of its category. Ricoh GR II is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Everyday - Great, score 61, ranks in the best 11% of its category. Ricoh GR II is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Ricoh GR II technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.7 x 15.7 mm

Sensor Area

372.09 mm2

Sensor Resolution

16 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4928 x 3264

Max Native ISO

25600

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

fixed lens

Lens Focal Range

28.0

Max Aperture

F2.8-16.0

Macro Focus Range

10 cm

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

1230Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (optional)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

300s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

4fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

3.0

Max Flash Sync

-

Flash Modes

Auto
Flash On
Flash Synchro.
Manual Flash
Red-Eye Flash Auto
Red-Eye Flash On
Red-Eye Flash Synchro
Wireless

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

80

DxO Color Depth

23.6

DxO Dynamic Range

13.7

DxO Low Light ISO

1078

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

yes

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

yes

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

9

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (30p 25p 24p) 1280 x 720 (60p 50p 30p 25p 24p) 640 x 480 (30p 25p 24p)

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

MPEG-4 H.264

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Built-in

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

251g

Physical Dimensions

117 x 63 x 35 mm

Battery Life

320

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

DB-65

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC

Storage Slots

1

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