Ricoh GR III vs Samsung SL820

Following is a complete review of the Ricoh GR III and Samsung SL820, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the GR III (24MP) and SL820 (12MP) and the GR III (APS-C) and SL820 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The GR III was announced 9 years after the SL820 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Samsung SL820 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the GR III scores versus the SL820 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR III & Samsung SL820. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR III Gallery & Samsung SL820 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GR III has outer dimensions of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs) while the Samsung SL820 has proportions of 95mm x 59mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the GR III against the SL820.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR III and SL820 is 90 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The pic underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GR III and SL820.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GR III using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Ricoh GR III will give more detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The fresher GR III should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.