Ricoh CX1 vs Sony WX9

Below is a comprehensive review of the Ricoh CX1 versus Sony WX9, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the CX1 (9MP) and WX9 (16MP) but they come with the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The CX1 was unveiled 22 months before the WX9 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief summation of how the CX1 grades versus the WX9 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The full galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX1 Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh CX1 comes with outside measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Sony WX9 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the CX1 versus the WX9.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CX1 and WX9 is 93 and 99 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the CX1 and WX9.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony WX9 to give more detail having an extra 7MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The older CX1 is going to be behind in sensor technology.