Ricoh GR III vs Sony TX200V

Lets look a bit more closely at the Ricoh GR III and Sony TX200V, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the GR III (24MP) and TX200V (18MP) and the GR III (APS-C) and TX200V (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The GR III was brought out 6 years later than the TX200V and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the GR III scores against the TX200V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GR III Gallery & Sony TX200V Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR III offers external measurements 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 Sony TX200V has sizing of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") having a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the GR III compared to the TX200V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR III and TX200V is 90 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading through specifications. The graphic below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the GR III and TX200V.

To sum up, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The GR III because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Ricoh GR III will give you more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more recent GR III should have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.