Ricoh CX5 vs Sony TX66

Below, we are looking at the Ricoh CX5 and Sony TX66, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the CX5 (10MP) and TX66 (18MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The CX5 was announced 7 months prior to the TX66 so they are of a similar generation. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX5 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the CX5 matches up against the TX66 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh CX5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh CX5 Gallery and Sony TX66 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX5 features outer measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Sony TX66 has sizing of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") along with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

Analyze the Ricoh CX5 and Sony TX66 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the CX5 versus the TX66.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the CX5 and TX66 is 92 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through specifications. The picture underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the CX5 and TX66.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You should anticipate the Sony TX66 to result in greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged CX5 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.