Ricoh GR III vs Samsung SH100

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh GR III and Samsung SH100, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the GR III (24MP) and SH100 (14MP) and the GR III (APS-C) and SH100 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The GR III was launched 7 years later than the SH100 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Samsung SH100 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a simple summation of how the GR III scores vs the SH100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR III & Samsung SH100. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GR III Gallery & Samsung SH100 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR III provides physical measurements of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs) and the Samsung SH100 has measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the GR III and the SH100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR III and SH100 is 90 and 99 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor sizing only by looking at specs. The visual underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR III and SH100.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GR III featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh GR III will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots more aggressively. The newer GR III is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.