Canon XC10 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

Let's take a closer look at the Canon XC10 and Ricoh GR Digital III, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Ricoh. The image resolution of the XC10 (12MP) and the GR Digital III (10MP) is fairly close but the XC10 (1") and GR Digital III (1/1.7") come with different sensor sizing.

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The XC10 was launched 5 years later than the GR Digital III and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the XC10 grades vs the GR Digital III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon XC10 and Ricoh GR Digital III. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon XC10 Gallery and Ricoh GR Digital III Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon XC10 offers external dimensions of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") along with a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 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).

Take a look at the Canon XC10 and Ricoh GR Digital III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the XC10 vs the GR Digital III.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the XC10 and GR Digital III is 54 and 92 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing just by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the XC10 and GR Digital III.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The XC10 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Canon XC10 will render more detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The fresher XC10 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.