Canon SX270 HS vs Ricoh GR II

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Canon SX270 HS vs Ricoh GR II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Ricoh. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the SX270 HS (12MP) and GR II (16MP) and the SX270 HS (1/2.3") and GR II (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The SX270 HS was revealed 3 years earlier than the GR II and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Canon SX270 HS being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the SX270 HS grades against the GR II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX270 HS & Ricoh GR II. The full galleries are available at Canon SX270 HS Gallery & Ricoh GR II Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and size. The Canon SX270 HS provides outside measurements of 106mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 233 grams (0.51 lbs) and the Ricoh GR II has specifications of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") and a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the SX270 HS vs the GR II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the SX270 HS and GR II is 91 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by going through specifications. The visual below will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX270 HS and GR II.

To sum up, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SX270 HS with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Ricoh GR II will produce extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older SX270 HS will be behind with regard to sensor tech.