Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony RX100 VII

Lets look closer at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony RX100 VII, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and RX100 VII (1") use different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital III was introduced 11 years prior to the RX100 VII and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short overview of how the GR Digital III scores versus the RX100 VII in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital III has outer measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VII has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") having a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

Take a look at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony RX100 VII in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the GR Digital III compared to the RX100 VII.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and RX100 VII is 92 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching technical specs. The graphic here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital III and RX100 VII.

As you can tell, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX100 VII will render extra detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older GR Digital III will be behind in sensor technology.