Ricoh CX4 vs Sony a3500

Its time to take a closer look at the Ricoh CX4 vs Sony a3500, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the CX4 (10MP) and a3500 (20MP) and the CX4 (1/2.3") and a3500 (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The CX4 was launched 4 years before the a3500 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh CX4 being a Compact camera and the Sony a3500 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the CX4 scores vs the a3500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX4 & Sony Alpha a3500. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX4 Gallery & Sony a3500 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX4 enjoys outside dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony a3500 has sizing of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the CX4 and the a3500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CX4 and a3500 is 92 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizes purely by researching a spec sheet. The picture underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX4 and a3500.

As you can see, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The CX4 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony a3500 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged CX4 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.