Ricoh CX4 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Ricoh CX4 and Ricoh GR Digital III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Ricoh. The image resolution of the CX4 (10MP) and the GR Digital III (10MP) is pretty well matched but the CX4 (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") provide different sensor measurements.

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The CX4 was launched 13 months later than the GR Digital III which makes them a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the CX4 scores vs the GR Digital III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX4 & Ricoh GR Digital III. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh CX4 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh CX4 features outside dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital III has dimensions 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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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the CX4 and the GR Digital III.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CX4 and GR Digital III is 92 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX4 and GR Digital III.

As you can see, both cameras come with the identical megapixels albeit different sensor measurements. The CX4 comes with the tinier sensor which should make getting shallower depth of field more challenging. The younger CX4 should have an edge in sensor innovation.