Ricoh GR Digital III vs Ricoh WG-6

The following is a detailed assessment of the Ricoh GR Digital III and Ricoh WG-6, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Waterproof and both are manufactured by Ricoh. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and WG-6 (20MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and WG-6 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The GR Digital III was unveiled 9 years before the WG-6 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the GR Digital III grades vs the WG-6 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR Digital III and Ricoh WG-6. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery and Ricoh WG-6 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GR Digital III offers outer dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-6 has proportions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the GR Digital III against the WG-6.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and WG-6 is 92 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions just by looking through specs. The picture here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital III and WG-6.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GR Digital III using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh WG-6 will render more detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital III will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.