Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony TX66

On this page, we will be reviewing the Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony TX66, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and TX66 (18MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and TX66 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The GR Digital III was announced 3 years before the TX66 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the GR Digital III grades versus the TX66 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony TX66 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR Digital III comes with external dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) and the Sony TX66 has measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the GR Digital III vs the TX66.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital III and TX66 is 92 and 97 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital III and TX66.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony TX66 will show more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older GR Digital III will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.