Ricoh CX2 vs Sony A6400

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh CX2 and Sony A6400, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the CX2 (9MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the CX2 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The CX2 was released 10 years prior to the A6400 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh CX2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick view of how the CX2 grades vs the A6400 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh CX2 and Sony Alpha a6400. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh CX2 Gallery and Sony A6400 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX2 enjoys outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) and the Sony A6400 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") along with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

See the Ricoh CX2 and Sony A6400 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the CX2 versus the A6400.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the CX2 and A6400 is 93 and 83 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking technical specs. The visual here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the CX2 and A6400.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The CX2 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh harder and the Sony A6400 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 15MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older CX2 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.