Olympus E-1 vs Ricoh CX6

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-1 and Ricoh CX6, former is a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and CX6 (10MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and CX6 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-1 was revealed 9 years prior to the CX6 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Ricoh CX6 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-1 scores against the CX6 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-1 & Ricoh CX6. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-1 Gallery & Ricoh CX6 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-1 provides physical dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) while the Ricoh CX6 has specifications of 104mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-1 vs the CX6.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-1 and CX6 is 59 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through specs. The image here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-1 and CX6.

All in all, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-1 having a larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Ricoh CX6 will provide you with more detail because of its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged E-1 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.