Ricoh CX4 vs Sony A99 II

Below is a extensive assessment of the Ricoh CX4 versus Sony A99 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the CX4 (10MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the CX4 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The CX4 was released 7 years before the A99 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX4 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the CX4 grades vs the A99 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX4 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh CX4 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Ricoh CX4 has outside measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Sony A99 II has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") along with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

Take a look at the Ricoh CX4 versus Sony A99 II in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the CX4 versus the A99 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the CX4 and A99 II is 92 and 57 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking specs. The visual here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the CX4 and A99 II.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The CX4 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A99 II will give more detail as a result of its extra 32 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots much more aggressively. The older CX4 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.