Canon SX710 HS vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Its time to examine more in depth at the Canon SX710 HS vs Ricoh GR Digital III, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Ricoh. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the SX710 HS (20MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the SX710 HS (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") possess different sensor size.

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The SX710 HS was announced 5 years after the GR Digital III which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the SX710 HS scores vs the GR Digital III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX710 HS and Ricoh GR Digital III. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SX710 HS Gallery and Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon SX710 HS has outside dimensions of 113mm x 66mm x 35mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital III has measurements of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the SX710 HS and the GR Digital III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the SX710 HS and GR Digital III is 89 and 92 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to picture the difference in sensor sizes purely by researching technical specs. The image underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX710 HS and GR Digital III.

As you have seen, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SX710 HS using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Canon SX710 HS will provide you with more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger SX710 HS should have an advantage in sensor tech.