Ricoh GR III vs Samsung WB35F

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh GR III and Samsung WB35F, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the GR III (24MP) and WB35F (16MP) and the GR III (APS-C) and WB35F (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The GR III was released 4 years after the WB35F which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Samsung WB35F being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the GR III matches up against the WB35F with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR III and Samsung WB35F. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GR III Gallery and Samsung WB35F Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR III offers outer measurements of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs) while the Samsung WB35F has sizing of 101mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

Check out the Ricoh GR III and Samsung WB35F in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the GR III compared to the WB35F.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GR III and WB35F is 90 and 93 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by checking technical specs. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR III and WB35F.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GR III because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Ricoh GR III will give more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The newer GR III is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.