Ricoh PX vs Sony RX10 II

Its time to look a little more closely at the Ricoh PX versus Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Ricoh and Sony. The image resolution of the PX (16MP) and the RX10 II (20MP) is very well matched but the PX (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The PX was released 4 years before the RX10 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh PX being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the PX scores vs the RX10 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh PX & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh PX Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Ricoh PX comes with external dimensions of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Check out the Ricoh PX versus Sony RX10 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the PX against the RX10 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PX and RX10 II is 95 and 58 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by checking a spec sheet. The visual here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the PX and RX10 II.

As you can see, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The PX due to its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh more challenging and the Sony RX10 II will give more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older PX is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.