Nikon D7000 vs Ricoh GR Digital III

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D7000 and the Ricoh GR Digital III, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D7000 was introduced in November 2010 and Ricoh GR Digital III was introduced in July 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D7000 over Ricoh GR Digital III.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Ricoh GR Digital III over Nikon D7000.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D7000 and Ricoh GR Digital III have 3.0" Fixed screens with 921k dot and 920k dot resolutions respectively.

Viewfinder

Nikon D7000 has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage and 0.95x (0.63x 35mm equivalent) magnification.Ricoh GR Digital III does not have a built-in viewfinder but an optional optical viewfinder can be attached.

Nikon D7000 features a 16.2 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.6 x 15.6 mm and a total area of 368.2 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Ricoh GR Digital III features a 24.24 megapixel 1/1.7-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 7.44 x 5.58 mm and a total area of 31.1 mm². Its native ISO range is 64 - 1,600.

Nikon D7000 is equipped with EXPEED 2 processor and can take pictures up to 4928 x 3264 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3696 x 2448, 2464 x 1632 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Ricoh GR Digital III is equipped with GR engine III processor and can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3648 x 2432, 2736 x 2736, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 aspect ratios.

No Image Stabilization

The cameras do not have image stabilization. On Nikon D7000 it means that you need lenses with optical image stabilization for vibration reduction. As for Ricoh GR Digital III nothing can be done.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D7000 comes with EN-EL15 battery pack with battery life of 1050 shots and Ricoh GR Digital III comes with DB-110 battery pack with battery life of 200 Shots.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D7000 has Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slots. Ricoh GR Digital III has a single SD/SDHC card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D7000 has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon D7000, and up to 1/2000 sec on Ricoh GR Digital III. Nikon D7000 can shoot continuously up to 6.0 fps.

Focusing

Nikon D7000 has 39 (9 cross-type) focusing points and Ricoh GR Digital III has . Nikon D7000 has detection range from -1 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D7000 ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D7000 and ±2 range on Ricoh GR Digital III. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D7000 and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Ricoh GR Digital III.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D7000 and 3.00 m on Ricoh GR Digital III. They also accept external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe or Wireless connection to Nikon D7000 and via Shoe Mount to Ricoh GR Digital III. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Nikon D7000.

Nikon D7000 body has dimensions of 132 x 105 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.13 x 3.03") and Ricoh GR Digital III body has dimensions of 109 x 59 x 26 mm (4.29 x 2.32 x 1.02"). Nikon D7000 weighs 780 g (1.72 lb / 27.51 oz) and Ricoh GR Digital III weighs 208 g (0.46 lb / 7.34 oz).

Nikon D7000

Ricoh GR Digital III

132 mm

105 mm

109 mm

59 mm

105 mm

59 mm

77 mm

26 mm