Ricoh CX4 vs Sony A6500

In this write-up, we will be analyzing the Ricoh CX4 vs Sony A6500, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the CX4 (10MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the CX4 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The CX4 was manufactured 7 years prior to the A6500 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh CX4 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the CX4 matches up against the A6500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX4 and Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh CX4 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX4 comes with outside measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the CX4 versus the A6500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the CX4 and A6500 is 92 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading a spec sheet. The visual here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the CX4 and A6500.

As you can see, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The CX4 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A6500 will offer more detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older CX4 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.