Ricoh CX1 vs Samsung Galaxy NX

Let's look more closely at the Ricoh CX1 and Samsung Galaxy NX, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the CX1 (9MP) and Galaxy NX (20MP) and the CX1 (1/2.3") and Galaxy NX (APS-C) have different sensor sizing.

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The CX1 was brought out 5 years before the Galaxy NX and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera and the Samsung Galaxy NX being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the CX1 scores against the Galaxy NX with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh CX1 and Samsung Galaxy NX. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX1 Gallery and Samsung Galaxy NX Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Ricoh CX1 features outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs) while the Samsung Galaxy NX has specifications of 137mm x 101mm x 26mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 1.0") with a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh CX1 and Samsung Galaxy NX in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the CX1 vs the Galaxy NX.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CX1 and Galaxy NX is 93 and 82 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The photograph here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the CX1 and Galaxy NX.

All in all, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The CX1 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Samsung Galaxy NX will render more detail having its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The older CX1 will be behind in sensor technology.