Be ready for when your creativity hits with the Ricoh GR III HDF, featuring a Highlight Diffusion Filter and other new features. This compact camera provides superb image quality and portability for travelers and street photographers alike. Outstanding image quality is thanks to the Ricoh GR III's high-resolution, 24.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor and GR ENGINE 6. With reduced camera shake, users can capture crisp, high-quality images in a split second.
Features New to the Ricoh GR III HDF
Highlight Diffusion Filter
The Ricoh GR III HDF is equipped with a Highlight Diffusion Filter (HDF) that enhances light and produces a softer image expression, similar to that of film photography and movies. By diffusing incoming light, the filter reduces overall image contrast and blurs whites in bright areas, giving the image a soft, fluffy appearance.
Updated Exterior
The HDF models of the GR III series feature a grey-silver shutter release button that changes colour depending on the angle of light. The Fn button is assigned to HDF ON/OFF by default.
Software Updates
Users can now register up to 3 custom white balance settings. The base white balance and your own fine-tuned white balance can be assigned in combination. Additionally, "Zone-Select AF" has been added, which allows users to select any zone within the 3x3 focusing area and automatically focus on the appropriate position within the area.
High resolution and high contrast. Introducing the sharp imaging of the newly developed GR lens
The GR lens with a new lens construction was developed for even better image quality. This lens uses a slim optical system with six elements in four groups while maintaining the 18.3 mm (35 mm format equivalent: 28 mm) focal length and brightness of F2.8. High-refractive index, low dispersion glass and aspherical high-precision molded glass lenses are optimally placed in the lens construction to suppress distortion and chromatic aberration to the absolute limit, delivering a high level of sharpness. This results in images that are sharp and clear across the entire frame even from the widest aperture setting.
NEW The detailed descriptive power of the 24.2 M large APS-C size image sensor
This model is equipped with a high-resolution, wide dynamic range APS-C size CMOS image sensor (approx. 24.24 effective megapixels). It has approximately 1.5 times the pixels of the GR II and an anti-aliasing filterless construction that utilizes the characteristics of the high-resolution lens for high-definition detail reproduction. Both the image sensor and lens are also optimized for the best possible image quality.
NEW Advanced image processing and responsiveness. Meet the new GR ENGINE 6
The imaging processor on this model is the new GR ENGINE 6. It elevates the essential high image quality performance of the GR for an even greater level of detail. Faster processing makes a high pixel count image sensor and multi-level gradation in 14-bit RAW possible. This also contributes to improved responsiveness and functionality for autofocus and movie.
NEW Shooting at ISO 102400 is possible with our original signal processing technology
A high-performance processor "Accelerator Unit" has been adopted on this model as a powerful way to support high image quality. The signal output by the image sensor is sent to the image processor after being optimally handled. This reduces noise, delivering superb resolution and colour reproduction across the entire sensitivity range. It also makes it possible to shoot at ISO 102400.
NEW 3-axis, 4-step Shake Reduction for high image quality across a wide shooting range
Camera shake is reduced for crisp images even when taking split-second snapshots. Shake Reduction is installed while making the body size of the GR III more compact than its predecessor model. It minimizes the shake on three axes, including yaw, pitch and roll. Compensation effects deliver as many as 4 steps of shutter speed*.
*CIPA standard.
NEW AA filter simulator for reducing false colours and moiré thanks to Shake Reduction mechanism
The effects of the optical anti-aliasing (AA) filter are obtained with Shake Reduction. Moving the image sensor slightly during the exposure suppresses false colours and moiré. You can choose whether to prioritize resolution or reducing false colours and moiré depending on your subject. Choose [High] or [Low] for effect settings.
• Sufficient functionality may be achieved when the shutter speed is slower than 1/1000 second.
AA Filter Selector
Thanks to the built-in SR system, by using the microscopic vibration of the image sensor unit during image exposure, generates the same level of moiré-reduction effect as optical AA (anti-aliasing) filter. Unlike fixed optical AA filters which always creates the identical result, this innovative simulator allows the user to adjust the level of the moiré-reduction effect from OFF, Type1 and Type2. Bracketing of all those settings is also possible. Depending on your subject, you can chose high resolution shooting or AA filtered shooting.
