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Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710

Portability
92
Imaging
34
Features
35
Overall
34
Ricoh GR Digital III front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 front
Portability
96
Imaging
40
Features
33
Overall
37

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 Key Specs

Ricoh GR Digital III
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28mm (F1.9) lens
  • 208g - 109 x 59 x 26mm
  • Revealed July 2009
  • Successor is Ricoh GR Digital IV
Sony W710
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.2-6.5) lens
  • 114g - 97 x 55 x 20mm
  • Released January 2013
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Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 Overview

In this write-up, we will be looking at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony W710, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and W710 (16MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and W710 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The GR Digital III was revealed 4 years before the W710 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the GR Digital III matches up vs the W710 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Ricoh GR Digital III over the Sony W710

 GR Digital III W710 
Manual focus Very exact focus
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution920k230kSharper screen (+690k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony W710 over the Ricoh GR Digital III

 W710 GR Digital III 
ReleasedJanuary 2013July 2009More recent by 42 months
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony W710

 GR Digital III W710 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 Physical Comparison

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR Digital III comes with outer measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) and the Sony W710 has measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the GR Digital III vs the W710.

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital III and W710 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 top view buttons comparison

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing a spec sheet. The graphic below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the GR Digital III and W710.

As you can see, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GR Digital III having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W710 will offer more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots far more aggressively. The older GR Digital III is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 sensor size comparison

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 Screen and ViewFinder

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital III Portrait photography advice
Sony W710 Portrait photography advice
40
manual focus
saves RAW formats
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
35
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has face detect autofocus
lack of manual focus
no manual mode
can't use external flash
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Ricoh GR Digital III
Street photography with Sony W710
55
saves RAW formats
no moving screen
lack of image stabilization
sensor is small (1/1.7")
67
image stabilization (Optical)
has focus by touch
lighter than competitors in class (114 grams)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital III Sports photography highlights
Sony W710 Sports photography highlights
17
can't change focal length (28mm)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
lack of phase detect auto focus
41
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has tracking focus
low fps (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Ricoh GR Digital III
Travel photography with Sony W710
63
flash built-in
fast maximum aperture (f1.9)
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
71
lighter than competitors in class (114g)
has focus by touch
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
built-in flash
rather wide (28mm)
lack of Time Lapse recording
screen isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.2)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Ricoh GR Digital III
Landscape photography with Sony W710
45
manual focus
fast maximum aperture (f1.9)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
saves RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
can't change focal length (28mm)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
39
rather wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.2)
tiny screen (2.7 inches)
no manual mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Ricoh GR Digital III as a Vlogging camera
Sony W710 as a Vlogging camera
25
fast maximum aperture (f1.9)
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
video quality not great (640 x 480 pxls)
missing mic socket
34
rather wide (28mm)
touchscreen functionality
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect autofocus
lighter than competitors in class (114g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.2)
screen isn't selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of mic support
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Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony W710 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony W710
 Ricoh GR Digital IIISony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
General Information
Make Ricoh Sony
Model Ricoh GR Digital III Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2009-07-27 2013-01-08
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor GR engine III -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Minimum native ISO 64 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28mm (1x) 28-140mm (5.0x)
Highest aperture f/1.9 f/3.2-6.5
Macro focus range 1cm 10cm
Crop factor 4.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 2.7"
Resolution of screen 920k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology - TFT LCD display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (optional) None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 1 secs 2 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shutter rate - 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 3.00 m 2.80 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync, Advanced Flash
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 640x480 1280x720
Video data format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 208g (0.46 lb) 114g (0.25 lb)
Dimensions 109 x 59 x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") 97 x 55 x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 240 photographs
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Cost at release $399 $90