Ricoh CX5 vs Ricoh GR III

Here, we will be looking at the Ricoh CX5 and Ricoh GR III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Ricoh. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the CX5 (10MP) and GR III (24MP) and the CX5 (1/2.3") and GR III (APS-C) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The CX5 was released 8 years prior to the GR III and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh CX5 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the CX5 matches up vs the GR III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX5 & Ricoh GR III. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh CX5 Gallery & Ricoh GR III Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Ricoh CX5 features external measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) while 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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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the CX5 versus the GR III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the CX5 and GR III is 92 and 90 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the CX5 and GR III.

As you can see, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The CX5 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Ricoh GR III will give greater detail as a result of its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older CX5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.