Pentax K-30 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax K-30 vs Ricoh GR Digital III, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Pentax and Ricoh. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the K-30 (16MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the K-30 (APS-C) and GR Digital III (1/1.7") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-30 was launched 3 years after the GR Digital III which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the K-30 grades against the GR Digital III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Pentax K-30 and Ricoh GR Digital III. The complete galleries are provided at Pentax K-30 Gallery and Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera, you have to factor its weight and size. The Pentax K-30 offers outside measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital III has specifications of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K-30 vs Ricoh GR Digital III in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the K-30 against the GR Digital III.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-30 and GR Digital III is 63 and 92 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by checking specs. The pic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the K-30 and GR Digital III.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The K-30 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Pentax K-30 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos more aggressively. The more recent K-30 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.