Canon SX730 HS vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Its time to look closer at the Canon SX730 HS versus Ricoh GR Digital III, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Ricoh. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the SX730 HS (20.3MP) and GR Digital III (10MP) and the SX730 HS (1/2.3") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SX730 HS was unveiled 7 years after the GR Digital III which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the SX730 HS matches up vs the GR Digital III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX730 HS and Ricoh GR Digital III. The full galleries are available at Canon SX730 HS Gallery and Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon SX730 HS enjoys outer dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Ricoh GR Digital III has sizing of 109mm x 59mm x 26mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

Contrast the Canon SX730 HS versus Ricoh GR Digital III in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the SX730 HS versus the GR Digital III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the SX730 HS and GR Digital III is 88 and 92 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions only by seeing a spec sheet. The picture here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX730 HS and GR Digital III.

As you can see, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SX730 HS using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Canon SX730 HS will produce greater detail having an extra 10.3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher SX730 HS is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.