Ricoh GR III vs Sony QX30

On this page, we will be matching up the Ricoh GR III vs Sony QX30, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. The image resolution of the GR III (24MP) and the QX30 (20MP) is relatively comparable but the GR III (APS-C) and QX30 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The GR III was brought out 4 years later than the QX30 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving into a thorough comparison, here is a simple summary of how the GR III grades vs the QX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GR III Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR III has got 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) whilst the Sony QX30 has measurements of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the GR III against the QX30.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GR III and QX30 is 90 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR III and QX30.

As you can see, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GR III due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh GR III will show more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger GR III provides a benefit in sensor tech.