Olympus Tough-3000 vs Ricoh GR III

Let's examine more in depth at the Olympus Tough-3000 and Ricoh GR III, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and GR III (24MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and GR III (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The Tough-3000 was manufactured 9 years prior to the GR III which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise summation of how the Tough-3000 grades vs the GR III for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Ricoh GR III. The entire galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Ricoh GR III Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus Tough-3000 features outside dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Ricoh GR III has dimensions of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the Tough-3000 compared to the GR III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the Tough-3000 and GR III is 94 and 90 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by looking through specifications. The picture here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Tough-3000 and GR III.

To sum up, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Tough-3000 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Ricoh GR III will result in more detail due to its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged Tough-3000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.