Ricoh CX1 vs Sony QX10

Below, we will be looking at the Ricoh CX1 vs Sony QX10, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the CX1 (9MP) and QX10 (18MP) but they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The CX1 was announced 5 years earlier than the QX10 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the CX1 scores against the QX10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX1 Gallery and Sony QX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX1 has got outer measurements 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 Sony QX10 has sizing of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the CX1 compared to the QX10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the CX1 and QX10 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizes simply by checking a spec sheet. The image below will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the CX1 and QX10.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should expect the Sony QX10 to give extra detail with its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged CX1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.