Olympus VG-145 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Lets look closer at the Olympus VG-145 and Ricoh GR Digital III, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Ricoh. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-145 was released 2 years after the GR Digital III which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a short introduction of how the VG-145 scores vs the GR Digital III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VG-145 & Ricoh GR Digital III. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-145 features exterior measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR Digital III has sizing of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VG-145 and Ricoh GR Digital III in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the VG-145 compared to the GR Digital III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the VG-145 and GR Digital III is 96 and 92 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by looking through specifications. The picture here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-145 and GR Digital III.

Plainly, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The VG-145 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Olympus VG-145 will render extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more recent VG-145 will have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.