Ricoh CX3 vs Ricoh GR III

Let's look much closer at the Ricoh CX3 and Ricoh GR III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Ricoh. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the CX3 (10MP) and GR III (24MP) and the CX3 (1/2.3") and GR III (APS-C) possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The CX3 was introduced 9 years prior to the GR III and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX3 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the CX3 scores vs the GR III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX3 & Ricoh GR III. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX3 Gallery & Ricoh GR III Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Ricoh CX3 offers external dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR III has proportions of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the CX3 vs the GR III.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the CX3 and GR III is 92 and 90 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The graphic underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the CX3 and GR III.

Plainly, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The CX3 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Ricoh GR III will produce more detail using its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older CX3 will be behind in sensor technology.