Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony RX100 III

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Ricoh GR Digital III versus Sony RX100 III, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and RX100 III (1") feature different sensor sizes.

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The GR Digital III was revealed 5 years earlier than the RX100 III which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the GR Digital III scores versus the RX100 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR Digital III has got physical measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) while the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the GR Digital III versus the RX100 III.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and RX100 III is 92 and 89 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes simply by researching specs. The image here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital III and RX100 III.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GR Digital III having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX100 III will render greater detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital III will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.