Fujifilm S2 Pro vs Ricoh CX4

Its time to look much closer at the Fujifilm S2 Pro and Ricoh CX4, one being a Pro DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors FujiFilm and Ricoh. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S2 Pro (6MP) and CX4 (10MP) and the Fujifilm S2 Pro (APS-C) and CX4 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm S2 Pro was manufactured 9 years earlier than the CX4 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm S2 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Ricoh CX4 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the Fujifilm S2 Pro scores versus the CX4 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro and Ricoh CX4. The entire galleries are provided at Fujifilm S2 Pro Gallery and Ricoh CX4 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm S2 Pro comes with outer dimensions of 142mm x 131mm x 80mm (5.6" x 5.2" x 3.1") and a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs) whilst the Ricoh CX4 has measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm S2 Pro and Ricoh CX4 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the Fujifilm S2 Pro against the CX4.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S2 Pro and CX4 is 56 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading a spec sheet. The photograph underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S2 Pro and CX4.

As you can see, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S2 Pro featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Ricoh CX4 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S2 Pro is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.