Ricoh CX1

The Ricoh CX1 is a compact camera launched on 02/19/2009.

Technically speaking, the Ricoh CX1 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 28 overall. The Ricoh CX1 weights 180 gr and spans 102 x 58 x 28 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Ricoh CX1 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 91, ranks in the category best 34%.

On the contrary, the performance of Ricoh CX1 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 0, ranks among the worst 3% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 13, ranks among the worst 21% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 38, ranks among the worst 34% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 10, ranks 24% in its category. Ricoh CX1 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Good, score 8, ranks in the best 74% of its category. Ricoh CX1 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 20, ranks 25% in its category. Ricoh CX1 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 51% of its category. Ricoh CX1 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 54% of its category. Ricoh CX1 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Ricoh CX1 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 580.7 CAD and 580.7 CAD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Ricoh CX1 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.