Canon 60D vs Ricoh GR Digital III

The following is a complete assessment of the Canon 60D and Ricoh GR Digital III, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the 60D (18MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the 60D (APS-C) and GR Digital III (1/1.7") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The 60D was revealed 16 months after the GR Digital III making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon 60D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the 60D grades versus the GR Digital III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Canon 60D comes with physical measurements of 145mm x 106mm x 79mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.1") with a weight of 755 grams (1.66 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR Digital III has sizing of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the 60D compared to the GR Digital III.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 60D and GR Digital III is 59 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing specifications. The picture here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the 60D and GR Digital III.

Plainly, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 60D having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Canon 60D will deliver more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos far more aggressively. The younger 60D should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.