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Ricoh GR III vs Sony a5000

    4.31 in
    2.44 in
    Ricoh GR III Digital Camera
    Ricoh GR III
      4.31 in
      1.41 in
      Sony a5000 Digital Camera
      Sony a5000
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      36
      3.9 out of 5
      19 user ratings
      5 stars
      		15 %
      4 stars
      		78 %
      3 stars
      		5 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      24
      3.8 out of 5
      16 user ratings
      5 stars
      		12 %
      4 stars
      		68 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		6 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      37
      4.0 out of 5
      37 user ratings
      5 stars
      		32 %
      4 stars
      		37 %
      3 stars
      		29 %
      2 stars
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      41
      3.8 out of 5
      41 user ratings
      5 stars
      		24 %
      4 stars
      		39 %
      3 stars
      		31 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Sensor

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Sensor typeCMOSCMOS

      Image

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      ISO
      • 100
      • 102400
      • 100
      • 3200
      • 16000
      • Auto
      ISO minimum100100
      ISO maximum10240016000
      White balance modes
      • Auto
      • Cloudy
      • Daylight
      • Manual
      • Shade
      • Tungsten
      • Auto
      • Custom modes
      • Daylight
      • Fluorescent
      • Incandescent
      • Shade
      • Underwater
      Supported image file formats
      • DNG
      • JPEG
      • RAW
      • EXIF
      • JPG
      • RAW
      Photo effectsVivid
      • Black&White
      • Vivid
      Image stabilizeryesyes

      Optics and focus

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Maximum aperture2.83.5
      Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/Manual
      Saturation adjustmentyesyes
      Brightness adjustmentyesyes
      Autofocus
      • Selective
      • Tracking Auto Focus
      • Centre weighted Auto Focus
      • Continuous Auto Focus
      • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
      • Single Auto Focus

      Screen and viewfinder

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
      Screen technologyLCDLCD
      Touch screenyesno

      Photography features

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Self-timer delay
      • 2
      • 10
      • 2
      • 10
      Flash modes
      • Forced ON
      • Redeye Reduction
      • Slow Sync
      • Auto
      • Fill-in
      • Flash OFF
      • Redeye Reduction
      • Slow Sync
      • Flash OFF

      Videography features

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Video recordingyesyes
      HD typeFull HDFull HD
      Supported video file formats
      • AVC
      • H.264
      • MOV
      • MPEG-4
      • AVC
      • AVCHD
      • H.264
      • MP4
      • MPEG-4

      Audio features

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Built-in microphoneyesyes
      Audio systemStereoStereo
      Noise reductionyesyes

      Design

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Body typeCompactMILC
      Colour of productBlack
      • Black
      • Silver
      • White

      Dimensions

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Weight8.01 oz7.41 oz
      Width4.31 in4.31 in
      Height2.44 in1.41 in
      Depth1.31 in2.47 in

      Storage

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Compatible memory cards
      • SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC
      • MS Duo
      • MS Pro Duo
      • MS PRO Duo HS
      • MS Pro-HG Duo
      • MS XC-HG Duo
      • SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC
      Memory slots11
      Camera file system
      • DCF 2.0
      • Exif 2.3
      • DCF 2.0
      • Exif 2.3
      • RAW

      Power

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Power source typeBatteryBattery
      Battery life (CIPA)200420

      Connectivity

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      USB connector typeUSB Type-CMicro-USB
      Supported WiFi types
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Bluetoothyesyes

      Other features

      Ricoh GR IIIRicoh GR III
      Sony a5000Sony a5000
      Languages support
      • CHI
      • CHI
      • CZE
      • DAN
      • DEU
      • DUT
      • ENG
      • ESP
      • FIN
      • FRE
      • GRE
      • HUN
      • ITA
      • JPN
      • KOR
      • POL
      • POR
      • RUS
      • SWE
      • THA
      • TUR
      • CZE
      • DAN
      • DEU
      • DUT
      • ENG
      • ESP
      • FIN
      • FRE
      • GRE
      • HUN
      • ITA
      • NOR
      • POL
      • POR
      • RUS
      • SWE
      • TUR

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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