Panasonic FH6 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Lets take a deeper look at the Panasonic FH6 vs Ricoh GR Digital III, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Panasonic and Ricoh. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The FH6 was revealed 2 years later than the GR Digital III and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summation of how the FH6 matches up versus the GR Digital III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 & Ricoh GR Digital III. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH6 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH6 has got external dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital III has dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the FH6 versus the GR Digital III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FH6 and GR Digital III is 96 and 92 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by looking through specs. The graphic here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FH6 and GR Digital III.

All in all, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH6 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Panasonic FH6 will result in extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The newer FH6 should have an edge in sensor innovation.