Both Ricoh GR Digital III and Canon A495 have 10.0 MP resolution sensors but Ricoh GR Digital III's sensor is 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) and Canon A495's sensor is 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ).
Since Ricoh GR Digital III's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Canon A495.
Below you can see the GR Digital III and A495 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Ricoh GR Digital III and Canon A495 Cameras
As seen above, Ricoh GR Digital III has a 1.5x Larger sensor area than Canon A495. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Ricoh GR Digital III
or the
Canon A495 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(1/1.7-inch versus 1/2.3-inch),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
