Fujifilm S8200 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Let's look much closer at the Fujifilm S8200 vs Ricoh GR Digital III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals FujiFilm and Ricoh. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S8200 (16MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the Fujifilm S8200 (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm S8200 was launched 3 years later than the GR Digital III and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm S8200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick view of how the Fujifilm S8200 scores vs the GR Digital III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S8200 & Ricoh GR Digital III. The complete galleries are available at Fujifilm S8200 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm S8200 offers outer measurements of 123mm x 87mm x 116mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.6") along with a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital III has proportions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the Fujifilm S8200 versus the GR Digital III.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S8200 and GR Digital III is 61 and 92 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through specifications. The visual below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm S8200 and GR Digital III.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S8200 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Fujifilm S8200 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The newer Fujifilm S8200 should have an edge in sensor tech.