Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony S950

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony S950, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Ricoh and Sony. The resolution of the GR Digital III (10MP) and the S950 (10MP) is pretty close but the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and S950 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The GR Digital III was launched 6 months later than the S950 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the GR Digital III matches up against the S950 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR Digital III features outside measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Sony S950 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Take a look at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony S950 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the GR Digital III vs the S950.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and S950 is 92 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to see the gap in sensor measurements only by researching a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital III and S950.

As you can see, both the cameras provide the same resolution albeit not the same sensor measurements. The GR Digital III uses the bigger sensor which will make obtaining shallower DOF simpler.