Ricoh CX1 vs Samsung ST100

The following is a comprehensive review of the Ricoh CX1 versus Samsung ST100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the CX1 (9MP) and ST100 (14MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The CX1 was introduced 10 months earlier than the ST100 which means that they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera and the Samsung ST100 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the CX1 grades against the ST100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX1 & Samsung ST100. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh CX1 Gallery & Samsung ST100 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX1 provides outside dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs) while the Samsung ST100 has sizing of 100mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the CX1 against the ST100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the CX1 and ST100 is 93 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading specifications. The pic here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the CX1 and ST100.

Plainly, the two cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Samsung ST100 to deliver more detail using its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged CX1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.