Canon SX530 HS vs Ricoh GR Digital IV

Lets look more in depth at the Canon SX530 HS and Ricoh GR Digital IV, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the SX530 HS (16MP) and GR Digital IV (10MP) and the SX530 HS (1/2.3") and GR Digital IV (1/1.7") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The SX530 HS was introduced 3 years later than the GR Digital IV and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX530 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Ricoh GR Digital IV being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the SX530 HS scores against the GR Digital IV with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX530 HS & Ricoh GR Digital IV. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SX530 HS Gallery & Ricoh GR Digital IV Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon SX530 HS enjoys physical measurements of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) while the Ricoh GR Digital IV has sizing of 109mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the SX530 HS vs the GR Digital IV.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX530 HS and GR Digital IV is 69 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing technical specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the SX530 HS and GR Digital IV.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SX530 HS with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Canon SX530 HS will provide you with more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more recent SX530 HS will have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.