Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's examine more in depth at the Ricoh GR Digital III versus Sony RX10 IV, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and RX10 IV (1") come with different sensor sizing.

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The GR Digital III was announced 9 years before the RX10 IV and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a short highlight of how the GR Digital III grades versus the RX10 IV for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital III has outside measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") accompanied by a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the GR Digital III vs the RX10 IV.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and RX10 IV is 92 and 52 respectively.

Usually, its tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The graphic here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital III and RX10 IV.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony RX10 IV will result in greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older GR Digital III will be behind in sensor innovation.