Ricoh CX5 vs Samsung WB35F

The following is a extended assessment of the Ricoh CX5 and Samsung WB35F, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by brands Ricoh and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the CX5 (10MP) and WB35F (16MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The CX5 was unveiled 3 years prior to the WB35F which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a short highlight of how the CX5 scores against the WB35F in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh CX5 & Samsung WB35F. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh CX5 Gallery & Samsung WB35F Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX5 offers external 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) and the Samsung WB35F has sizing of 101mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the CX5 vs the WB35F.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the CX5 and WB35F is 92 and 93 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The pic below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the CX5 and WB35F.

All in all, each of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Samsung WB35F to give you more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged CX5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.