Ricoh CX1 vs Sony A7 II

Its time to take a closer look at the Ricoh CX1 vs Sony A7 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the CX1 (9MP) and A7 II (24MP) and the CX1 (1/2.3") and A7 II (Full frame) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The CX1 was introduced 6 years prior to the A7 II and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the CX1 scores against the A7 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX1 and Sony Alpha A7 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX1 Gallery and Sony A7 II Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh CX1 comes with external measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 II has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

Check out the Ricoh CX1 vs Sony A7 II in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the CX1 against the A7 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CX1 and A7 II is 93 and 69 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the CX1 and A7 II.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The CX1 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A7 II will resolve greater detail using its extra 15MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older CX1 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.