Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony TX7

Lets take a more detailed look at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony TX7, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. The image resolution of the GR Digital III (10MP) and the TX7 (10MP) is fairly close but the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and TX7 (1/2.4") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital III was unveiled 5 months before the TX7 and they are of a similar generation. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the GR Digital III matches up versus the TX7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery and Sony TX7 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR Digital III offers external measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) and the Sony TX7 has sizing of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the GR Digital III against the TX7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and TX7 is 92 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizes purely by researching specs. The picture here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the GR Digital III and TX7.

All in all, each of these cameras have got the exact same megapixel count but different sensor sizes. The GR Digital III contains the larger sensor which is going to make obtaining bokeh simpler.