Casio EX-H30 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Its time to take a deeper look at the Casio EX-H30 versus Ricoh GR Digital III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the EX-H30 (16MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the EX-H30 (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") possess different sensor size.

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The EX-H30 was manufactured 18 months later than the GR Digital III making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the EX-H30 scores versus the GR Digital III for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-H30 & Ricoh GR Digital III. The entire galleries are viewable at Casio EX-H30 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Casio EX-H30 features outer dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital III has specifications of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-H30 versus Ricoh GR Digital III in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the EX-H30 and the GR Digital III.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-H30 and GR Digital III is 92 and 92 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing only by going over specifications. The graphic here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-H30 and GR Digital III.

To sum up, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The EX-H30 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Casio EX-H30 will offer you more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The younger EX-H30 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.