Ricoh CX1 vs Sony A99 II

Below, we will be matching up the Ricoh CX1 vs Sony A99 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the CX1 (9MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the CX1 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) feature different sensor size.

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The CX1 was released 8 years before the A99 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the CX1 scores versus the A99 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX1 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh CX1 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Ricoh CX1 provides exterior dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") along with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view size comparison of the CX1 versus the A99 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the CX1 and A99 II is 93 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by researching a spec sheet. The visual here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the CX1 and A99 II.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The CX1 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Sony A99 II will result in extra detail as a result of its extra 33 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older CX1 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.