Ricoh CX1 vs Sigma SD1 Merrill

Below is a in-depth analysis of the Ricoh CX1 vs Sigma SD1 Merrill, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Ricoh and Sigma. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the CX1 (9MP) and SD1 Merrill (15MP) and the CX1 (1/2.3") and SD1 Merrill (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The CX1 was announced 4 years before the SD1 Merrill and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD1 Merrill being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the CX1 grades vs the SD1 Merrill when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh CX1 & Sigma SD1 Merrill. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX1 Gallery & Sigma SD1 Merrill Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and measurements. The Ricoh CX1 has got outside measurements 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 Sigma SD1 Merrill has proportions of 146mm x 113mm x 80mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1") with a weight of 790 grams (1.74 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the CX1 and the SD1 Merrill.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the CX1 and SD1 Merrill is 93 and 57 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The graphic below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the CX1 and SD1 Merrill.

All in all, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The CX1 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sigma SD1 Merrill will offer greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older CX1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.