Panasonic GX850 vs Ricoh CX5

Below is a complete review of the Panasonic GX850 versus Ricoh CX5, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Ricoh. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the GX850 (16MP) and CX5 (10MP) and the GX850 (Four Thirds) and CX5 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The GX850 was brought out 5 years later than the CX5 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GX850 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh CX5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a full comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the GX850 scores vs the CX5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850 and Ricoh CX5. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX850 Gallery and Ricoh CX5 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GX850 comes with outer dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Ricoh CX5 has dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the GX850 compared to the CX5.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the GX850 and CX5 is 90 and 92 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX850 and CX5.

As you can see, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GX850 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX850 will produce greater detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The fresher GX850 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.