Ricoh CX1 vs Sony NEX-5R

Its time to take a closer look at the Ricoh CX1 vs Sony NEX-5R, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the CX1 (9MP) and NEX-5R (16MP) and the CX1 (1/2.3") and NEX-5R (APS-C) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The CX1 was brought out 4 years before the NEX-5R and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-5R being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the CX1 grades vs the NEX-5R when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX1 & Sony Alpha NEX-5R. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh CX1 Gallery & Sony NEX-5R Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX1 comes with outer measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-5R has sizing of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the CX1 against the NEX-5R.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the CX1 and NEX-5R is 93 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out specifications. The photograph here will give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the CX1 and NEX-5R.

Plainly, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The CX1 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Sony NEX-5R will show more detail having its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older CX1 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.