Casio EX-S5 vs Ricoh PX

Here, we will be looking at the Casio EX-S5 and Ricoh PX, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Ricoh. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the EX-S5 (9MP) and PX (16MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The EX-S5 was launched 3 years before the PX which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-S5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh PX being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the EX-S5 scores vs the PX for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-S5 and Ricoh PX. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-S5 Gallery and Ricoh PX Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-S5 provides physical measurements of 102mm x 35mm x 22mm (4.0" x 1.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 100 grams (0.22 lbs) whilst the Ricoh PX has dimensions of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

Look at the Casio EX-S5 and Ricoh PX in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the EX-S5 vs the PX.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the EX-S5 and PX is 97 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizes purely by checking technical specs. The image underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-S5 and PX.

As you have seen, both cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Ricoh PX to resolve more detail utilizing its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged EX-S5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.