Ricoh CX5 vs Sony A9 II

Let's look more closely at the Ricoh CX5 and Sony A9 II, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the CX5 (10MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the CX5 (1/2.3") and A9 II (Full frame) have different sensor sizing.

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The CX5 was announced 9 years prior to the A9 II which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh CX5 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short highlight of how the CX5 scores against the A9 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX5 and Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh CX5 Gallery and Sony A9 II Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Ricoh CX5 provides external measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony A9 II has measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") along with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the CX5 vs the A9 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the CX5 and A9 II is 92 and 62 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions just by going over specs. The image here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the CX5 and A9 II.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The CX5 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony A9 II will offer you more detail with its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged CX5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.