Canon SX240 HS vs Ricoh GR

Let's take a more detailed look at the Canon SX240 HS versus Ricoh GR, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Ricoh. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the SX240 HS (12MP) and GR (16MP) and the SX240 HS (1/2.3") and GR (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The SX240 HS was launched 14 months prior to the GR making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX240 HS being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple overview of how the SX240 HS matches up versus the GR when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX240 HS and Ricoh GR. The complete galleries are provided at Canon SX240 HS Gallery and Ricoh GR Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX240 HS provides outside dimensions of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Ricoh GR has dimensions of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the SX240 HS against the GR.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX240 HS and GR is 91 and 90 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by checking technical specs. The pic below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX240 HS and GR.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SX240 HS because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Ricoh GR will give more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SX240 HS is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.