Canon R10 vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

The following is a detailed review of the Canon R10 and Ricoh GR Digital IV, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and Ricoh. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the R10 (24MP) and GR Digital IV (10MP) and the R10 (APS-C) and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") come with different sensor measurements.

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The R10 was brought out 10 years after the GR Digital IV which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon R10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the R10 grades vs the GR Digital IV when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS R10 and Ricoh GR Digital IV. The entire galleries are available at Canon R10 Gallery and Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon R10 comes with outer dimensions of 123mm x 88mm x 83mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 3.3") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Ricoh GR Digital IV has sizing of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the R10 and the GR Digital IV.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the R10 and GR Digital IV is 69 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions just by checking out technical specs. The image below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the R10 and GR Digital IV.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The R10 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Canon R10 will show greater detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more recent R10 provides an edge in sensor tech.