Ricoh CX3 vs Sony RX10 II

Below, we will be matching up the Ricoh CX3 vs Sony RX10 II, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Ricoh and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the CX3 (10MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the CX3 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") come with different sensor size.

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The CX3 was unveiled 6 years before the RX10 II and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX3 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the CX3 matches up against the RX10 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The full galleries are available at Ricoh CX3 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Ricoh CX3 enjoys outer measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the CX3 against the RX10 II.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the CX3 and RX10 II is 92 and 58 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The graphic here will give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the CX3 and RX10 II.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The CX3 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony RX10 II will give you extra detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older CX3 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.