Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W330

On this page, we will be comparing the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony W330, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and W330 (14MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and W330 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The GR Digital III was launched 5 months before the W330 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the GR Digital III grades versus the W330 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony W330 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR Digital III has outer 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) and the Sony W330 has dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the GR Digital III versus the W330.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital III and W330 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over a spec sheet. The photograph here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GR Digital III and W330.

As you can see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W330 will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively.