Nikon S33 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

Lets take a deeper look at the Nikon S33 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Nikon and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the S33 (13MP) and GR Digital IV (10MP) and the S33 (1/3.1") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S33 was announced 3 years later than the GR Digital IV and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the S33 scores against the GR Digital IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix S33 & Ricoh GR Digital IV. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon S33 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Nikon S33 features exterior dimensions of 110mm x 66mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") along with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital IV has sizing of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the S33 against the GR Digital IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S33 and GR Digital IV is 91 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specifications. The photograph underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the S33 and GR Digital IV.

To sum up, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S33 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Nikon S33 will deliver extra detail with its extra 3MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger S33 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.