Ricoh GR Digital IV vs Samsung SH100

Below, we are comparing the Ricoh GR Digital IV versus Samsung SH100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Ricoh and Samsung. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the GR Digital IV (10MP) and SH100 (14MP) and the GR Digital IV (1/1.7") and SH100 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital IV was announced 9 months after the SH100 which means that they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera and the Samsung SH100 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a concise overview of how the GR Digital IV matches up against the SH100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR Digital IV & Samsung SH100. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery & Samsung SH100 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GR Digital IV comes with exterior dimensions of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Samsung SH100 has dimensions of 93mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the GR Digital IV against the SH100.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the GR Digital IV and SH100 is 92 and 99 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading a spec sheet. The pic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR Digital IV and SH100.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GR Digital IV using its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung SH100 will offer greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The fresher GR Digital IV is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.