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Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55

Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
35
Overall
33
Ricoh CX3 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55 front
Portability
97
Imaging
39
Features
46
Overall
41

Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 Key Specs

Ricoh CX3
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-300mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 206g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Released June 2010
Sony TX55
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
  • 109g - 93 x 54 x 13mm
  • Introduced July 2011
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Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 Overview

Below, we are contrasting the Ricoh CX3 and Sony TX55, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the CX3 (10MP) and TX55 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The CX3 was released 13 months before the TX55 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX3 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the CX3 grades against the TX55 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Ricoh CX3 over the Sony TX55

 CX3 TX55 

Reasons to pick Sony TX55 over the Ricoh CX3

 TX55 CX3 
IntroducedJuly 2011June 2010More recent by 13 months
Display dimension3.3"3"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1230k920kCrisper display (+310k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Ricoh CX3 and Sony TX55

 CX3 TX55 
Focus manually Dial exact focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen No selfie screen

Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Ricoh CX3 offers external measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony TX55 has proportions of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the CX3 compared to the TX55.

Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CX3 and TX55 is 92 and 97 respectively.

Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 top view buttons comparison

Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The graphic below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the CX3 and TX55.

All in all, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You can anticipate the Sony TX55 to result in extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older CX3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.

Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 sensor size comparison

Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 Screen and ViewFinder

Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Ricoh CX3 Portrait photography highlights
Sony TX55 Portrait photography highlights
26
focusing manually
no manual control
external flash not possible
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
36
manual focus
good MP (16MP)
manual exposure not possible
no external flash support
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Ricoh CX3 Street photography details
Sony TX55 Street photography details
60
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than others (206g)
screen is fixed
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
58
image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Ricoh CX3
Sports photography with Sony TX55
26
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no shutter priority mode
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
44
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (16 megapixels)
great battery pack (250 shots)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Ricoh CX3 as a Travel photography camera
Sony TX55 as a Travel photography camera
66
lighter than others (206g)
has built in flash
rather wide (28mm)
long zoom (300mm)
low resolution sensor (10MP)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
69
great battery pack (250 shots)
good MP (16MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (26mm)
missing Timelapse recording
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Ricoh CX3 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony TX55 as a Landscape photography camera
42
focusing manually
rather wide (28mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
50
manual focus
quite wide (26mm)
good sized screen (3.3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (16MP)
great battery pack (250 per charge)
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual exposure not possible
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Ricoh CX3 Vlogging info
Sony TX55 Vlogging info
30
rather wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than others (206g)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
does not have external mic port
34
quite wide (26mm)
touch screen
image stabilization (Optical)
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
missing external microphone support
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Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Ricoh CX3 and Sony TX55
 Ricoh CX3Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55
General Information
Make Ricoh Sony
Model Ricoh CX3 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Ultracompact
Released 2010-06-16 2011-07-24
Physical type Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip Smooth Imaging Engine IV BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 3200 3200
Minimum native ISO 80 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-300mm (10.7x) 26-130mm (5.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.5-5.6 f/3.5-4.8
Macro focus distance 1cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 3 inches 3.3 inches
Resolution of display 920 thousand dots 1,230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Display tech - XtraFine OLED display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Min shutter speed 8s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter rate - 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.00 m 3.70 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30fps), 640 x 480 (30fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 206g (0.45 lbs) 109g (0.24 lbs)
Dimensions 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") 93 x 54 x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 250 shots
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model DB-100 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2, 10 or Custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC card, Internal microSD/SDHC, Memory Stick Micro
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at release $329 $350