Ricoh CX4 for Landscape Photography

Is the Ricoh CX4 good for Landscape Photography?

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Ricoh CX4 Landscape Photography Score

POOR

Ricoh CX4 has a score of 18 for Landscape Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Landscape Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
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Ricoh CX4 Landscape Photography Detailed Analysis

Manual Focus Mode

With the manual focus mode, you can make fine adjustments to have the perfect focus.

28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Even though there are very good examples of landscapes photos taken with tele lenses, most of the landscape photos are taken with wide angle lenses.

No Manual Exposure Mode

A correct exposure of a landscape shot is very important. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Lack of manual exposure mode in these conditions means lot of shadow and highlight clipping.

No RAW shooting capability

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.

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

Ricoh CX4's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensors.

Very Low Resolution Sensor: 10.0MP

Landscapes photography is where you need the maximum resolution. Unfortunately Ricoh CX4's 10.0MP sensor doesn't deliver much and limit you with smaller prints and less fine details.

No Environmental Sealings

Landscape photographs are taken outdoors and you should be prepared for all kind of weather conditions.

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Ricoh CX4 Alternatives in Compact cameras for Landscape Photography

Canon G9 X II Compare CX4 vs G9 X II	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-84 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #338 Rank in Compact Cameras: #20
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic ZS70 Compare CX4 vs ZS70	20 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #270 Rank in Compact Cameras: #5
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 92 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic ZS80 Compare CX4 vs ZS80	20 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #255 Rank in Compact Cameras: #4
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 92 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G9 X Compare CX4 vs G9 X	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-84 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #269 Rank in Compact Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic ZS40 Compare CX4 vs ZS40	18 MP \| 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #412 Rank in Compact Cameras: #33
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G9 X II

Panasonic ZS70

Panasonic ZS80

Canon G9 X

Panasonic ZS40