Ricoh GR Digital III vs Samsung WB35F

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Samsung WB35F, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and WB35F (16MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and WB35F (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The GR Digital III was released 5 years earlier than the WB35F and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise overview of how the GR Digital III scores versus the WB35F when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital III & Samsung WB35F. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Samsung WB35F Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GR Digital III offers outside measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) while the Samsung WB35F has proportions of 101mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

Contrast the Ricoh GR Digital III and Samsung WB35F in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the GR Digital III against the WB35F.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and WB35F is 92 and 93 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to see the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital III and WB35F.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung WB35F will render more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images much more aggressively. The older GR Digital III will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.