Ricoh GR III vs Sony W530

Let's look more closely at the Ricoh GR III and Sony W530, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the GR III (24MP) and W530 (14MP) and the GR III (APS-C) and W530 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The GR III was announced 7 years later than the W530 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the GR III matches up against the W530 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GR III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh GR III Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh GR III comes with outer dimensions 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 W530 has sizing of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the GR III vs the W530.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR III and W530 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing merely by checking out specifications. The graphic below may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the GR III and W530.

To sum up, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GR III having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Ricoh GR III will provide greater detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images far more aggressively. The younger GR III should have a benefit in sensor tech.