Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony WX80

Let's look more closely at the Ricoh GR Digital III and Sony WX80, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and WX80 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The GR Digital III was launched 4 years prior to the WX80 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the GR Digital III matches up versus the WX80 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR Digital III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Ricoh GR Digital III has got 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) while the Sony WX80 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the GR Digital III against the WX80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR Digital III and WX80 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to see the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at technical specs. The graphic here may give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR Digital III and WX80.

As you have seen, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GR Digital III because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX80 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images much more aggressively. The older GR Digital III is going to be behind in sensor technology.