Ricoh CX3 vs Sony TX55

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.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh CX3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh CX3 Gallery & Sony TX55 Gallery.

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.

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

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.