Ricoh CX4 vs Sony W380

Let's look much closer at the Ricoh CX4 versus Sony W380, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the CX4 (10MP) and W380 (14MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The CX4 was brought out 8 months later than the W380 and they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh CX4 being a Compact camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the CX4 scores versus the W380 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX4 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh CX4 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Ricoh CX4 has got outer 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 W380 has proportions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Examine the Ricoh CX4 versus Sony W380 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the CX4 and the W380.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the CX4 and W380 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the CX4 and W380.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Sony W380 to resolve greater detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The younger CX4 is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.