Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W610

In this write-up, we are analyzing the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony W610, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and W610 (14MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and W610 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The GR Digital III was brought out 3 years earlier than the W610 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the GR Digital III matches up versus the W610 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery and Sony W610 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GR Digital III comes with outside dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Sony W610 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the GR Digital III and the W610.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital III and W610 is 92 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The graphic here might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital III and W610.

As you can tell, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W610 will give more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older GR Digital III is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.