Ricoh CX1 vs Ricoh GR

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Ricoh CX1 vs Ricoh GR, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Ricoh. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the CX1 (9MP) and GR (16MP) and the CX1 (1/2.3") and GR (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The CX1 was launched 5 years prior to the GR and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the CX1 matches up vs the GR in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX1 & Ricoh GR. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX1 Gallery & Ricoh GR Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and size. The Ricoh CX1 provides external dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Ricoh GR has specifications of 117mm x 61mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.4") along with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the CX1 and the GR.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the CX1 and GR is 93 and 90 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The photograph underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX1 and GR.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The CX1 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Ricoh GR will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 7MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older CX1 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.