Ricoh GR III vs Sony G3

Let's look much closer at the Ricoh GR III and Sony G3, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the GR III (24MP) and G3 (10MP) and the GR III (APS-C) and G3 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The GR III was revealed 9 years later than the G3 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony G3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short view of how the GR III scores versus the G3 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GR III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR III Gallery & Sony G3 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Ricoh GR III offers exterior measurements of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs) and the Sony G3 has specifications of 97mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the GR III vs the G3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR III and G3 is 90 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The photograph below might give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR III and G3.

All in all, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GR III using its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Ricoh GR III will provide more detail because of its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more modern GR III is going to have an edge with regard to sensor technology.