Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony TX200V

Below, we are looking at the Ricoh GR Digital III versus Sony TX200V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and TX200V (18MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and TX200V (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital III was announced 3 years before the TX200V and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the GR Digital III grades against the TX200V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony TX200V Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital III provides external measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Sony TX200V has sizing of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh GR Digital III versus Sony TX200V in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the GR Digital III compared to the TX200V.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital III and TX200V is 92 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The visual underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital III and TX200V.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony TX200V will give greater detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older GR Digital III is going to be behind in sensor innovation.