Ricoh GR Digital III vs Ricoh WG-M1

Lets look much closer at the Ricoh GR Digital III versus Ricoh WG-M1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof and both of them are offered by Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and WG-M1 (14MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and WG-M1 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The GR Digital III was manufactured 6 years before the WG-M1 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the GR Digital III grades versus the WG-M1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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If you're going to carry around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital III provides outer 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-M1 has sizing of 66mm x 43mm x 89mm (2.6" x 1.7" x 3.5") having a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the GR Digital III versus the WG-M1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital III and WG-M1 is 92 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading specs. The picture here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital III and WG-M1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GR Digital III featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Ricoh WG-M1 will offer extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital III is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.