Ricoh GR III vs Sony A6500

Following is a in depth overview of the Ricoh GR III and Sony A6500, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Ricoh and Sony. The image resolution of the GR III (24MP) and the A6500 (24MP) is very close and both cameras provide the identical sensor size (APS-C).

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The GR III was introduced 24 months after the A6500 making them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the GR III matches up against the A6500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR III & Sony Alpha a6500. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh GR III Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR III has exterior dimensions of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh GR III and Sony A6500 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the GR III vs the A6500.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the GR III and A6500 is 90 and 81 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes purely by viewing specs. The picture here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the GR III and A6500.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature the identical sensor size and the same exact megapixels so you can expect comparable quality of photos but you may want to take the launch date of the cameras into account. The younger GR III will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.