Ricoh GR Digital III vs Samsung ST80

Let's take a more detailed look at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Samsung ST80, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and ST80 (14MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and ST80 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The GR Digital III was announced 5 months earlier than the ST80 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Samsung ST80 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summation of how the GR Digital III scores against the ST80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital III & Samsung ST80. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Samsung ST80 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR Digital III provides physical dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) and the Samsung ST80 has dimensions of 92mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 118 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the GR Digital III against the ST80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital III and ST80 is 92 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to see the difference between sensor measurements only by reviewing specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR Digital III and ST80.

Plainly, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III having a larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung ST80 will deliver extra detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively.