Kodak M580 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

The following is a thorough overview of the Kodak M580 versus Ricoh GR Digital IV, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Kodak and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the M580 (14MP) and GR Digital IV (10MP) and the M580 (1/2.3") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The M580 was unveiled 3 years prior to the GR Digital IV which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the M580 grades versus the GR Digital IV with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Kodak EasyShare M580 & Ricoh GR Digital IV. The full galleries are available at Kodak M580 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Kodak M580 offers external dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 56mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Ricoh GR Digital IV has dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the M580 versus the GR Digital IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the M580 and GR Digital IV is 90 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through technical specs. The image underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the M580 and GR Digital IV.

As you have seen, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The M580 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Kodak M580 will give you more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged M580 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.