Canon SX240 HS vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

Let's look more in depth at the Canon SX240 HS vs Ricoh GR Digital IV, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Ricoh. The image resolution of the SX240 HS (12MP) and the GR Digital IV (10MP) is pretty close but the SX240 HS (1/2.3") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SX240 HS was unveiled 5 months after the GR Digital IV so they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the SX240 HS scores against the GR Digital IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX240 HS & Ricoh GR Digital IV. The full galleries are available at Canon SX240 HS Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX240 HS provides outer dimensions of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital IV has dimensions 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the SX240 HS against the GR Digital IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX240 HS and GR Digital IV is 91 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by viewing a spec sheet. The pic underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX240 HS and GR Digital IV.

As you can see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SX240 HS using its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Canon SX240 HS will result in greater detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.