Fujifilm S2 Pro vs Ricoh CX6

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Fujifilm S2 Pro versus Ricoh CX6, former being a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors FujiFilm and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S2 Pro (6MP) and CX6 (10MP) and the Fujifilm S2 Pro (APS-C) and CX6 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm S2 Pro was released 10 years earlier than the CX6 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm S2 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Ricoh CX6 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the Fujifilm S2 Pro matches up vs the CX6 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro & Ricoh CX6. The complete galleries are provided at Fujifilm S2 Pro Gallery & Ricoh CX6 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm S2 Pro enjoys outside measurements of 142mm x 131mm x 80mm (5.6" x 5.2" x 3.1") and a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs) whilst the Ricoh CX6 has measurements of 104mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the Fujifilm S2 Pro versus the CX6.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm S2 Pro and CX6 is 56 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing purely by going over specifications. The graphic here may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm S2 Pro and CX6.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The Fujifilm S2 Pro due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Ricoh CX6 will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S2 Pro is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.