Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W620

Let's look more in depth at the Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W620, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and W620 (14MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and W620 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital III was unveiled 3 years earlier than the W620 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a quick view of how the GR Digital III matches up vs the W620 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Ricoh GR Digital III features outer dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Sony W620 has specifications of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the GR Digital III vs the W620.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital III and W620 is 92 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing specs. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR Digital III and W620.

All in all, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III using its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W620 will produce more detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older GR Digital III will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.