Canon 7D vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Below is a comprehensive review of the Canon 7D vs Ricoh GR Digital III, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Ricoh. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the 7D (18MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the 7D (APS-C) and GR Digital III (1/1.7") boast different sensor sizes.

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The 7D was manufactured 4 months later than the GR Digital III and they are both of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Canon 7D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the 7D matches up versus the GR Digital III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 7D & Ricoh GR Digital III. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon 7D Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Canon 7D provides physical measurements of 148mm x 111mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") having a weight of 860 grams (1.90 lbs) while the Ricoh GR Digital III has sizing of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the 7D versus the GR Digital III.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7D and GR Digital III is 56 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through specs. The visual underneath will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the 7D and GR Digital III.

All in all, each of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 7D due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Canon 7D will provide more detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively.