Ricoh CX4 vs Samsung GX-1S

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Ricoh CX4 and Samsung GX-1S, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Ricoh and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the CX4 (10MP) and GX-1S (6MP) and the CX4 (1/2.3") and GX-1S (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The CX4 was brought out 4 years after the GX-1S which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh CX4 being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-1S being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick summation of how the CX4 scores vs the GX-1S with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX4 & Samsung GX-1S. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh CX4 Gallery & Samsung GX-1S Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh CX4 comes with physical measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Samsung GX-1S has measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the CX4 against the GX-1S.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the CX4 and GX-1S is 92 and 68 respectively.

Usually, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by checking out specs. The image underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the CX4 and GX-1S.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The CX4 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Ricoh CX4 will produce greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The younger CX4 provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.