Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5
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Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 100 - 25600
- 3840 x 2160 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 410g - 125 x 86 x 77mm
- Introduced May 2015
- Replaced the Panasonic G6
(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
- 205g - 102 x 59 x 29mm
- Announced July 2011

Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5 Overview
The following is a comprehensive analysis of the Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the G7 (16MP) and CX5 (10MP) and the G7 (Four Thirds) and CX5 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

The G7 was announced 3 years after the CX5 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh CX5 being a Compact camera.
Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the G7 grades versus the CX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5 Gallery
This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 and Ricoh CX5. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic G7 Gallery and Ricoh CX5 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic G7 over the Ricoh CX5
G7 | CX5 | |||
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Announced | May 2015 | ![]() | July 2011 | Newer by 47 months |
Display type | Fully Articulated | ![]() | Fixed | Fully Articulating display |
Display resolution | 1040k | ![]() | 920k | Sharper display (+120k dot) |
Selfie screen | ![]() | Easy selfies | ||
Touch display | ![]() | Easily navigate |
Reasons to pick Ricoh CX5 over the Panasonic G7
CX5 | G7 |
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Common features in the Panasonic G7 and Ricoh CX5
G7 | CX5 | |||
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Focus manually | ![]() | More exact focus | ||
Display sizing | 3" | ![]() | 3" | Equivalent display dimensions |
Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5 Physical Comparison
If you are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic G7 comes with outside measurements of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Ricoh CX5 has sizing of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).
Take a look at the Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the G7 versus the CX5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G7 and CX5 is 71 and 92 respectively.

Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5 Sensor Comparison
Quite often, it's hard to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by seeing technical specs. The picture here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the G7 and CX5.
As you can tell, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The G7 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Panasonic G7 will show greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics far more aggressively. The younger G7 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.

Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5 Screen and ViewFinder


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Panasonic G7 vs Ricoh CX5 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 | Ricoh CX5 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Panasonic | Ricoh |
Model type | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 | Ricoh CX5 |
Class | Advanced Mirrorless | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Introduced | 2015-05-19 | 2011-07-19 |
Physical type | SLR-style mirrorless | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Powered by | - | Smooth Imaging Engine IV |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 16 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2 |
Highest Possible resolution | 4592 x 3448 | 3648 x 2736 |
Maximum native ISO | 25600 | 3200 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 100 |
RAW photos | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Continuous autofocus | ||
Single autofocus | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Autofocus multi area | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detect autofocus | ||
Contract detect autofocus | ||
Phase detect autofocus | ||
Total focus points | 49 | - |
Cross type focus points | - | - |
Lens | ||
Lens support | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 28-300mm (10.7x) |
Maximum aperture | - | f/3.5-5.6 |
Macro focusing distance | - | 1cm |
Number of lenses | 107 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Display type | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Display diagonal | 3" | 3" |
Display resolution | 1,040 thousand dots | 920 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch functionality | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Electronic | None |
Viewfinder resolution | 2,360 thousand dots | - |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.7x | - |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60 seconds | 8 seconds |
Max shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/2000 seconds |
Max quiet shutter speed | 1/16000 seconds | - |
Continuous shutter rate | 7.0fps | 5.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Change white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash distance | 9.30 m | 4.00 m |
Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync |
External flash | ||
AE bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 3840 x 2160 (30, 25, 24, 20fps) 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1280x720 |
Video file format | MPEG-4, AVCHD | Motion JPEG |
Microphone port | ||
Headphone port | ||
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 sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 410 grams (0.90 lb) | 205 grams (0.45 lb) |
Dimensions | 125 x 86 x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") | 102 x 59 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 350 images | - |
Battery type | Battery Pack | - |
Battery ID | - | DB-100 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) | Yes (2, 10 or Custom) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC card, Internal |
Card slots | One | One |
Price at release | $800 | $399 |