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Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC

Portability
66
Imaging
52
Features
80
Overall
63
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 front
 
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC front
Portability
85
Imaging
34
Features
48
Overall
39

Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Key Specs

Panasonic GH3
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 200 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 550g - 133 x 93 x 82mm
  • Released September 2012
  • Succeeded the Panasonic GH2
  • Successor is Panasonic GH4
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-300mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 367g - 114 x 58 x 50mm
  • Introduced August 2010
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Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Overview

Following is a complete comparison of the Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by manufacturers Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the GH3 (16MP) and GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC (10MP) and the GH3 (Four Thirds) and GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The GH3 was launched 2 years after the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the GH3 scores versus the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH3 over the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC

 GH3 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC 
IntroducedSeptember 2012August 2010More modern by 26 months
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC over the Panasonic GH3

 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC GH3 
Display resolution920k614kCrisper display (+306k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GH3 and Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC

 GH3 GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC 
Focus manually Very exact focusing
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display measurement

Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Physical Comparison

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic GH3 enjoys outside measurements of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") and a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) while the Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC has specifications of 114mm x 58mm x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 367 grams (0.81 lbs).

Check the Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the GH3 against the GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC.

Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GH3 and GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC is 66 and 85 respectively.

Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Sensor Comparison

Typically, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes only by looking at a spec sheet. The image here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the GH3 and GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC.

As you can see, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GH3 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GH3 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The more modern GH3 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH3 as a Portrait photography camera
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC as a Portrait photography camera
71
manual focus
resolution is good (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
40
has manual focus
delivers RAW formats
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Street photography highlights
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Street photography highlights
65
screen can move to multiple angles
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
offers touch focus
weather sealing
lack of image stabilization
more heavy than competition (550 grams)
61
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW formats
no moving screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH3 as a Sports photography camera
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC as a Sports photography camera
63
high frames per second (20.0 frames per second)
resolution is good (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
weather sealing
better than average battery life (540 shots)
lack of image stabilization
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
33
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good battery life (440 CIPA)
max frames per second very slow (5.0 frames/s)
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Travel photography information
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Travel photography information
71
better than average battery life (540 CIPA)
weather sealing
offers touch focus
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
more heavy than competition (550g)
63
good battery life (440 shots)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
very long reach (300mm)
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
does not have selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Landscape photography information
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Landscape photography information
71
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3")
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
weather sealing
better than average battery life (540 per charge)
lack of image stabilization
52
has manual focus
reasonably wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW formats
good battery life (440 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Vlogging details
Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Vlogging details
65
screen is selfie friendly
touchscreen
supports face detection autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
includes external microphone port
lack of image stabilization
more heavy than competition (550 grams)
27
reasonably wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not have selfie friendly screen
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
no mic jack
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Panasonic GH3 vs Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH3 and Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
General Information
Make Panasonic Ricoh
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Ricoh GXR P10 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 VC
Type Advanced Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Released 2012-09-17 2010-08-06
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine VII FHD Smooth Imaging Engine IV
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 10MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4608 x 3456 3648 x 2736
Maximum native ISO 12800 3200
Minimum native ISO 200 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 23 -
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-300mm (10.7x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-5.6
Macro focusing distance - 1cm
Available lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 614 thousand dot 920 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology OLED Monitor with static touch control -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic (optional)
Viewfinder resolution 1,744 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.67x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter speed 20.0 frames/s 5.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 12.00 m 4.50 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/160s -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 550g (1.21 lbs) 367g (0.81 lbs)
Physical dimensions 133 x 93 x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") 114 x 58 x 50mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 2.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 71 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 22.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.4 not tested
DXO Low light rating 812 not tested
Other
Battery life 540 photos 440 photos
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images) )
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Price at release $799 $147