Panasonic GX85 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

The following is a in depth review of the Panasonic GX85 vs Ricoh GR Digital III, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the GX85 (16MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the GX85 (Four Thirds) and GR Digital III (1/1.7") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The GX85 was released 6 years after the GR Digital III which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX85 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the GX85 matches up against the GR Digital III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 and Ricoh GR Digital III. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GX85 Gallery and Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic GX85 comes with exterior measurements of 122mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital III has specifications of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the GX85 and the GR Digital III.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX85 and GR Digital III is 83 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specs. The picture underneath will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX85 and GR Digital III.

All in all, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GX85 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX85 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger GX85 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.