Ricoh CX2 vs Sony A35

Let's look more closely at the Ricoh CX2 vs Sony A35, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the CX2 (9MP) and A35 (16MP) and the CX2 (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The CX2 was brought out 3 years prior to the A35 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh CX2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the CX2 scores against the A35 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh CX2 and Sony SLT-A35. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh CX2 Gallery and Sony A35 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and size. The Ricoh CX2 has got outside dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) whilst the Sony A35 has specifications of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the CX2 vs the A35.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the CX2 and A35 is 93 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions only by going over specs. The image underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX2 and A35.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The CX2 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A35 will offer you more detail having its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged CX2 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.