Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony A6300

Let's look a little more closely at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony A6300, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and A6300 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The GR Digital III was unveiled 7 years before the A6300 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the GR Digital III matches up vs the A6300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Alpha a6300. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR Digital III comes with external dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the GR Digital III vs the A6300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and A6300 is 92 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading through a spec sheet. The pic underneath might offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR Digital III and A6300.

As you can see, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GR Digital III with its tinier sensor will make shooting bokeh tougher and the Sony A6300 will give extra detail having an extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital III is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.