Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W530

Its time to look much closer at the Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W530, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and W530 (14MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and W530 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The GR Digital III was brought out 17 months earlier than the W530 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the GR Digital III grades against the W530 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR Digital III has outer measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) and the Sony W530 has measurements of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the GR Digital III versus the W530.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and W530 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by researching specifications. The graphic underneath will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the GR Digital III and W530.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony W530 will result in extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older GR Digital III will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.