Ricoh GR Digital III vs Ricoh WG-30W

Lets take a closer look at the Ricoh GR Digital III vs Ricoh WG-30W, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof and they are both offered by Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and WG-30W (16MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and WG-30W (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital III was unveiled 6 years earlier than the WG-30W which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the GR Digital III matches up versus the WG-30W in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital III & Ricoh WG-30W. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Ricoh WG-30W Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR Digital III has exterior measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-30W has measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the GR Digital III vs the WG-30W.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital III and WG-30W is 92 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes purely by viewing specs. The pic below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital III and WG-30W.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The GR Digital III having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Ricoh WG-30W will result in more detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital III will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.