Summary Ricoh CX5

Prices Price
Camera only $352
all CX5 prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #45 of 73 Among similar cameras #54 of 83
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 10.7x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/3.5 Screen resolution Help 920k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 720p @ 30fps
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Ricoh CX5Ricoh CX5

Replacement

Ricoh has replaced the CX5 with the CX6.

Ricoh CX6
Ricoh CX6 announced November, 2011
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Weight Slightly lighter

Compare the new Ricoh CX6 vs the CX5

Pros

The Ricoh CX5 vs other recent compacts

Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm
Screen resolution Very high resolution screen Help
920k dots

Cons

The Ricoh CX5 vs other recent compacts

Aperture Slightly narrow aperture Help
f/3.5
Size Slightly large Help
Compact 102x58x29 mm
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Thickness Thick Help
1.1"
Weight Heavy Help
205 g
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
GPS No GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
January, 2011
Lowest price Expensive Help
$351.93
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users

The Ricoh CX5 vs other recent travel zooms

Zoom Below average zoom Help
10.7x
Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Wide angle Poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
Not supported
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

Appearance

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