Best digital camera that will fit in my pants pocket?

I have both the GR and the RX100 and while the Sony is smaller its usually the GR I carry daily. In fact, the Sony is in the classifieds. I dont carry the GR in my jeans pocket as I simply find it uncomfortable, but use a waist pouch. Both cameras have great quality though.

Paul
 
If you have very big pockets, and "best" means "for fashion photography", hopefully you could fit a Hasselblad H5.

Otherwise, if your pockets are very small, you may have to make do with a Canon P&S. Or one of the latest smartphones with a competent camera, like the Galaxy S4, iPhone 5S, etc.
 
You're thinking GR, and many have supported that thought. Me too, as long as you're willing to play with the Ricoh menu until it becomes intuitive, which it did pretty quickly for me.

GR is the one if you like having a 28 you can easily crop to 35 ( new feature I hear--Paul could say more). I had a GR1, a GRDIII, have a IV now and will probably get the new GR when it gets a bit older/cheaper.

I keep mine on a lanyard round my neck, but it's the right size good camera for a khaki pocket. And GR Snap focus makes the other contenders sort of fumbly-fingered in comparison.
 
iPhone or GR. No real point in anything in between. Think that market will slowly die.

Sony if you don't like a fixed 28.
 
I don't like stuff in my pockets, so the GR in a small belt case works for me.

I could not imagine carrying it -- or any camera -- all day, every day in a pocket.

John
 
jsrockit said:
The Sony RX100 II's AF is so fast that it reacts like snap focus... I use both it and the GR.
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Thanks for the correction, John. I know little enough about the RX100, let alone the Mk2.

I do notice the overall size comparisons between the RX and GRD4 are close enough for khaki pockets, and there's adequate logic to carry each (Vario-Sonnar + fixed 28). Akiva, you have 2 pockets, right...?
 
The difference between the gr and the rx100 in terms of thickness and height are close enough not to matter. The gr is about 3/4 to 1 inch longer.

I have never had a problem w/ either one in terms of from pocket. The gr has taken over as my everyday carry camera. I have set aside the rx100 for mainly taking w/ me on vacation.

Gary
 
I am in a similar situation, looking for a "pocketable" compact camera for my wife. I am heavily favoring the xf1.
 
I have a Coolpix A. I preferred it to the GR in the camera shop because it is a bit more solid feeling and for the position of its controls. It also costs more than the GR, with which many are happy. In any event, i have really enjoyed the large sensor 28mm equivalent camera. It has been my first digital camera in some time and its great. I particularly enjoy the close focus of about 10 cm, as I am used to the 50mm sonnar which has a close focus of 1 m. They're a great combination but also use the little Nikon by itself frequently as it is convenient to take anywhere. Really very happy and recommended.
 
I believe getting today any serious (real) compact camera, you will be satisfied, s110, LX7, X20, GRD, etc...

I have the Fuji XF1 and I could't be happier!
 
Akiva,

Ricoh GR is the closest digital you can get to the best P&S ever made: the Ricoh GR1

I'm still holding up the hope that they eventually will make a full-frame version.
 
Mark T said:
I have a Coolpix A. I preferred it to the GR in the camera shop because it is a bit more solid feeling and for the position of its controls. It also costs more than the GR, with which many are happy. In any event, i have really enjoyed the large sensor 28mm equivalent camera. It has been my first digital camera in some time and its great. I particularly enjoy the close focus of about 10 cm, as I am used to the 50mm sonnar which has a close focus of 1 m. They're a great combination but also use the little Nikon by itself frequently as it is convenient to take anywhere. Really very happy and recommended.
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+1 and very good raw files too.
 
So what did you end up getting? I ended up purchasing the Fuji xf1 for my wife and we both are happy with it. The specs are the same as the x100, But without a viewfinder and some of the more advanced controls, and it has a collapsible lens so it's pretty slim.
 
The Panasonic TZ40 (ZS30 in the US) is the best pocket camera I've found yet. I find it fast enough to catch the shot, while the 24mm-480mm equivalent lens is actually quite usable at the long end, unlike so many other long zooms on pocket cameras.

Here are the actual pixels from a shot at maximum zoom (more or less centre of the frame)...

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After using the RX100 and GR for some time, the Ricoh GR is the best for me. If you can live with 28mm, it's a terrific camera...a dSLR in your pocket, and faster in use than any iPhone.
 
I had an RX100 but gave it to my son in his time of need. As a stop gap, I bought a Fuji XF1 as my pocket camera, but I don't like it.

I'm not sure what my next move is, but most likely an RX100/2.
 
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