Ricoh GR vs Samsung SL30

Below is a extensive overview of the Ricoh GR vs Samsung SL30, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the GR (16MP) and SL30 (10MP) and the GR (APS-C) and SL30 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The GR was launched 4 years later than the SL30 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short highlight of how the GR grades versus the SL30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GR & Samsung SL30. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh GR Gallery & Samsung SL30 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GR offers outside dimensions of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Samsung SL30 has measurements of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the GR versus the SL30.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GR and SL30 is 90 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by viewing specifications. The visual below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GR and SL30.

To sum up, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GR featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Ricoh GR will render greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more recent GR should have an advantage in sensor technology.