Ricoh CX5 vs Sigma Quattro

Lets look a little more closely at the Ricoh CX5 versus Sigma Quattro, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Ricoh and Sigma. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the CX5 (10MP) and Quattro (29MP) and the CX5 (1/2.3") and Quattro (APS-C) have different sensor sizes.

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The CX5 was revealed 5 years prior to the Quattro and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh CX5 being a Compact camera and the Sigma Quattro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the CX5 grades vs the Quattro in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh CX5 & Sigma sd Quattro. The full galleries are available at Ricoh CX5 Gallery & Sigma Quattro Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Ricoh CX5 has outside dimensions 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 Sigma Quattro has proportions of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") along with a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the CX5 vs the Quattro.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the CX5 and Quattro is 92 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to picture the gap between sensor sizing only by looking at specifications. The visual here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX5 and Quattro.

To sum up, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The CX5 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sigma Quattro will resolve extra detail because of its extra 19MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The older CX5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.