Our quick take
Ricoh GR III initial
Design
- Fixed lens at 28mm, f/2.8 (equivalent) 3-inch, 1040k-dot LCD touchscreen Customisable ADJ and Fn buttons Hotshoe for viewfinder accessory Dimensions: 109 x 59 x 26mm Wi-Fi & Bluetooth connectivity USB-C charging
Performance
- Hybrid autofocus system combines phase-detect and contrast-detect AF modes: Auto, Area, Pinpoint, Tracking, Face Detection Continuous autofocus available Dust Removal (DRII) system 0.8s camera startup time Macro mode to 6cm
Image quality
- All new 24-megapixel CMOS Sensor Three-axis image stabilisation GR Engine 6 processing ISO 100 - 102,400 14-bit raw files Image filters
To recap
A fixed-lens compact camera (no zoom, if you’re unfamiliar) won’t be for everyone. But for those in the know, the GR III’s fast aperture and new optic combined with three-axis stabilisation open the door to great image quality potential. Shame there’s no vari-angle LCD screen, weather-sealing and a joystick control - but we can’t have absolutely everything at this small scale, eh?
