Ricoh CX3 vs Samsung SL820

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Ricoh CX3 and the Samsung SL820, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Ricoh CX3 was introduced in June 2010 and Samsung SL820 was introduced in February 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Ricoh CX3 over Samsung SL820.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung SL820 over Ricoh CX3.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Ricoh CX3 and Samsung SL820 have 3.0" Fixed screens with 920k dot and 230k dot resolutions respectively.

Ricoh CX3 features a 10 megapixel 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 28.1 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 3,200. Samsung SL820 features a 12 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 20.8 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 1,600.

Ricoh CX3 has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Ricoh CX3 is equipped with Smooth Imaging Engine IV processor and can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3648 x 2432, 2736 x 2736, 3648 x 2048, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1728 x 1296, 1280 x 9601, 640 x 480 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 aspect ratios. Samsung SL820 can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3984 x 2656, 3968 x 2232, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1024 x 768 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Ricoh CX3 has an image stabilization.

USB Inputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer.

Battery

Ricoh CX3 comes with DB-100 battery pack and Samsung SL820 comes with SLB-10A battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Ricoh CX3 has a single SD/SDHC card slot. Samsung SL820 has a single SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/2000 sec on Ricoh CX3, and up to 1/1500 sec on Samsung SL820.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 4.00 m on Ricoh CX3 and 4.50 m on Samsung SL820..

Ricoh CX3 body has dimensions of 102 x 58 x 29 mm (4.02 x 2.28 x 1.14") and Samsung SL820 body has dimensions of 95 x 59 x 23 mm (3.74 x 2.32 x 0.91"). Ricoh CX3 weighs 206 g (0.45 lb / 7.27 oz) and Samsung SL820 weighs 168 g (0.37 lb / 5.93 oz).

Ricoh CX3

Samsung SL820

102 mm

58 mm

95 mm

59 mm

58 mm

59 mm

29 mm

23 mm