Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Samsung CL80

Here is a thorough review of the Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Samsung CL80, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and CL80 (14MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and CL80 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The GR Digital IV was launched 21 months later than the CL80 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the GR Digital IV matches up against the CL80 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Samsung CL80. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Samsung CL80 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR Digital IV has external dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Samsung CL80 has measurements of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the GR Digital IV and the CL80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR Digital IV and CL80 is 92 and 95 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing purely by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph below will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the GR Digital IV and CL80.

Clearly, the two cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GR Digital IV because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung CL80 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The fresher GR Digital IV is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.