Ricoh CX2 vs Sony NEX-6

The following is a detailed assessment of the Ricoh CX2 and Sony NEX-6, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the CX2 (9MP) and NEX-6 (16MP) and the CX2 (1/2.3") and NEX-6 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The CX2 was manufactured 4 years prior to the NEX-6 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Ricoh CX2 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the CX2 grades against the NEX-6 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh CX2 and Sony Alpha NEX-6. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh CX2 Gallery and Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Ricoh CX2 enjoys external dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-6 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the CX2 versus the NEX-6.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the CX2 and NEX-6 is 93 and 85 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading through a spec sheet. The pic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX2 and NEX-6.

As you can see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The CX2 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony NEX-6 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged CX2 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.