Ricoh G900 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Ricoh G900 and Ricoh GR Digital III, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the G900 (20MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the G900 (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The G900 was brought out 8 years after the GR Digital III which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the G900 matches up against the GR Digital III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh G900 & Ricoh GR Digital III. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh G900 Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh G900 enjoys outer measurements of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR Digital III has sizing of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

Contrast the Ricoh G900 and Ricoh GR Digital III in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the G900 versus the GR Digital III.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G900 and GR Digital III is 89 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading specifications. The picture here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the G900 and GR Digital III.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The G900 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Ricoh G900 will deliver extra detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern G900 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor technology.