Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony TX5

In this article, we are reviewing the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony TX5, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. The sensor resolution of the GR Digital III (10MP) and the TX5 (10MP) is fairly close but the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and TX5 (1/2.4") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The GR Digital III was announced 6 months before the TX5 so they are of a similar age. The two cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the GR Digital III matches up versus the TX5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR Digital III features outside dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Sony TX5 has dimensions of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the GR Digital III vs the TX5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital III and TX5 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions just by researching technical specs. The image below might give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR Digital III and TX5.

As you can tell, the two cameras offer the same exact megapixels but not the same sensor dimensions. The GR Digital III offers the larger sensor which will make achieving shallow DOF simpler.