Olympus SH-50 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Below, we are looking at the Olympus SH-50 vs Ricoh GR Digital III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the SH-50 (16MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the SH-50 (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SH-50 was announced 3 years later than the GR Digital III and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the SH-50 scores against the GR Digital III in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SH-50 & Ricoh GR Digital III. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SH-50 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SH-50 comes with physical dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR Digital III has dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the SH-50 compared to the GR Digital III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SH-50 and GR Digital III is 88 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through specs. The graphic below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH-50 and GR Digital III.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SH-50 with its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Olympus SH-50 will show more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger SH-50 will have a benefit in sensor tech.