Canon Elph 115 IS vs Ricoh GR III

Its time to take a deeper look at the Canon Elph 115 IS versus Ricoh GR III, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Canon and Ricoh. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the Elph 115 IS (16MP) and GR III (24MP) and the Elph 115 IS (1/2.3") and GR III (APS-C) feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The Elph 115 IS was announced 6 years before the GR III which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Canon Elph 115 IS being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the Elph 115 IS grades against the GR III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon Elph 115 IS and Ricoh GR III. The whole galleries are available at Canon Elph 115 IS Gallery and Ricoh GR III Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon Elph 115 IS offers outside dimensions of 93mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 135 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Ricoh GR III has proportions of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs).

Look at the Canon Elph 115 IS versus Ricoh GR III in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the Elph 115 IS compared to the GR III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Elph 115 IS and GR III is 96 and 90 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading specifications. The picture underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Elph 115 IS and GR III.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Elph 115 IS with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Ricoh GR III will offer more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged Elph 115 IS is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.