Ricoh CX3 vs Sony A6400

Here is a complete comparison of the Ricoh CX3 and Sony A6400, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the CX3 (10MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the CX3 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The CX3 was announced 9 years earlier than the A6400 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the CX3 matches up vs the A6400 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX3 & Sony Alpha a6400. The whole galleries are available at Ricoh CX3 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Ricoh CX3 comes with external dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Sony A6400 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") along with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the CX3 vs the A6400.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the CX3 and A6400 is 92 and 83 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing simply by looking through technical specs. The visual here may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the CX3 and A6400.

As you have seen, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The CX3 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A6400 will result in extra detail with its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older CX3 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.