Ricoh CX1 for Street Photography

Is the Ricoh CX1 good for Street Photography?

$198.99

Ricoh CX1 Street Photography Score

GOOD

Ricoh CX1 has a score of 61 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Ricoh CX1 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Ricoh CX1 Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Manual Focus Mode

You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.

Small Body

Small body of Ricoh CX1 will get less attention from the people in streets and give you an amateur look, which is indeed an advantage for street photography.

No Built-in Viewfinder

In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especially with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

No RAW shooting capability

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor

JPEG files are generally more attractive direct out of the camera but RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Ricoh CX1 Alternatives in Compact cameras for Street Photography

Olympus XZ-2 iHS Compare CX1 vs XZ-2 iHS	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor 28-112 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #299 Rank in Compact Cameras: #10
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 90 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Casio EX-10 Compare CX1 vs EX-10	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor 28-112 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #307 Rank in Compact Cameras: #12
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Nikon P7800 Compare CX1 vs P7800	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-200 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #233 Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax MX-1 Compare CX1 vs MX-1	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor 28-112 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #395 Rank in Compact Cameras: #28
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Samsung EX2F Compare CX1 vs EX2F	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-80 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #364 Rank in Compact Cameras: #22
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus XZ-2 iHS

Casio EX-10

Nikon P7800

Pentax MX-1

Samsung EX2F