Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W370

Lets take a closer look at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony W370, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and W370 (14MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and W370 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The GR Digital III was brought out 5 months before the W370 so they are of a similar generation. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the GR Digital III scores versus the W370 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery and Sony W370 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR Digital III comes with outer 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) whilst the Sony W370 has measurements of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

Analyze the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony W370 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the GR Digital III compared to the W370.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital III and W370 is 92 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading specifications. The pic below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital III and W370.

To sum up, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GR Digital III because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh easier and the Sony W370 will offer you extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots more aggressively.