Ricoh CX3 vs Sigma Quattro

Lets look much closer at the Ricoh CX3 versus Sigma Quattro, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Ricoh and Sigma. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the CX3 (10MP) and Quattro (29MP) and the CX3 (1/2.3") and Quattro (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The CX3 was launched 6 years before the Quattro and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX3 being a Compact camera and the Sigma Quattro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the CX3 scores vs the Quattro in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh CX3 and Sigma sd Quattro. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh CX3 Gallery and Sigma Quattro Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX3 features outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sigma Quattro has sizing of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") with a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the CX3 against the Quattro.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the CX3 and Quattro is 92 and 63 respectively.

Often, its hard to see the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at specifications. The graphic here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX3 and Quattro.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The CX3 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sigma Quattro will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 19MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older CX3 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.