Ricoh CX2 vs Sony NEX-7

Lets look closer at the Ricoh CX2 vs Sony NEX-7, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the CX2 (9MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the CX2 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The CX2 was announced 3 years earlier than the NEX-7 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX2 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the CX2 scores versus the NEX-7 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh CX2 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh CX2 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh CX2 has got external dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) while the Sony NEX-7 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the CX2 compared to the NEX-7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the CX2 and NEX-7 is 93 and 84 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specifications. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX2 and NEX-7.

Plainly, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The CX2 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony NEX-7 will resolve greater detail with its extra 15MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older CX2 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.