Nikon S9900 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Let's look a little more closely at the Nikon S9900 and Ricoh GR Digital III, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Nikon and Ricoh. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the S9900 (16MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the S9900 (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") possess different sensor sizes.

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The S9900 was announced 5 years after the GR Digital III which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the S9900 matches up vs the GR Digital III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S9900 and Ricoh GR Digital III. The whole galleries are available at Nikon S9900 Gallery and Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S9900 features outer measurements of 112mm x 66mm x 40mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") having a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR Digital III has dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the S9900 vs the GR Digital III.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S9900 and GR Digital III is 88 and 92 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions only by looking at specifications. The pic underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the S9900 and GR Digital III.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The S9900 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Nikon S9900 will give you more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger S9900 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.