Ricoh CX2 vs Sigma SD9

Its time to look more in depth at the Ricoh CX2 vs Sigma SD9, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Ricoh and Sigma. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the CX2 (9MP) and SD9 (3MP) and the CX2 (1/2.3") and SD9 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The CX2 was released 6 years after the SD9 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Ricoh CX2 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise view of how the CX2 scores against the SD9 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh CX2 and Sigma SD9. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX2 Gallery and Sigma SD9 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Ricoh CX2 enjoys external dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD9 has proportions of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

Analyze the Ricoh CX2 vs Sigma SD9 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the CX2 vs the SD9.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the CX2 and SD9 is 93 and 54 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to see the contrast in sensor dimensions only by researching technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the CX2 and SD9.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The CX2 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Ricoh CX2 will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more modern CX2 is going to have an edge in sensor tech.