Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W560

Let's look a bit more closely at the Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W560, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and W560 (14MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and W560 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The GR Digital III was brought out 17 months earlier than the W560 which makes them a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the GR Digital III matches up versus the W560 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and size. The Ricoh GR Digital III comes with physical 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 W560 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the GR Digital III against the W560.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital III and W560 is 92 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions just by looking at specs. The picture here may give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR Digital III and W560.

All in all, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GR Digital III featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W560 will resolve greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged GR Digital III is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.