Ricoh GR Digital III

Ricoh GR Digital III
Pro digicam Pro digicam, Compact
July, 2009

Summary Ricoh GR Digital III

Prices Price
Camera only $719
all GR Digital III prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 13 Among similar cameras #n/a of 14
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 1x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/1.9 Screen resolution Help 920k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 480p @ 30fps
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Ricoh GR Digital IIIRicoh GR Digital III

Replacement

Ricoh has replaced the GR Digital III with the IV.

Ricoh GR Digital IV
Ricoh GR Digital IV announced September, 2011
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Weight Lighter

Compare the new Ricoh IV vs the GR Digital III

Pros

The Ricoh GR Digital III vs other recent pro digicams

Sensor size Slightly larger than average sensor Help
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Size Really small Help
Compact 109x59x26 mm
Thickness Thin Help
1"
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Help
Better editing
Screen resolution High resolution screen Help
920k dots
Weight Very light Help
208 g

Cons

The Ricoh GR Digital III vs other recent pro digicams

Zoom Below average zoom Help
1x
Movie format Low resolution movies Help
480p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Announced Old Help
July, 2009
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Lowest price Very expensive Help
$718.53
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
Missing that film look
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen type Screen type Help
LCD
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/2000 of a second
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Longest exposure Very short exposures Help
1 seconds

Appearance

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