Ricoh CX6 vs Sigma DP1 Merrill

On this page, we will be reviewing the Ricoh CX6 and Sigma DP1 Merrill, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Ricoh and Sigma. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the CX6 (10MP) and DP1 Merrill (15MP) and the CX6 (1/2.3") and DP1 Merrill (APS-C) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The CX6 was launched 2 months prior to the DP1 Merrill so they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh CX6 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP1 Merrill being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving into a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the CX6 scores versus the DP1 Merrill when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX6 & Sigma DP1 Merrill. The complete galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX6 Gallery & Sigma DP1 Merrill Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Ricoh CX6 has got outside measurements of 104mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Sigma DP1 Merrill has measurements of 122mm x 67mm x 64mm (4.8" x 2.6" x 2.5") having a weight of 330 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the CX6 and the DP1 Merrill.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CX6 and DP1 Merrill is 92 and 82 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over a spec sheet. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the CX6 and DP1 Merrill.

As you can see, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The CX6 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh harder and the Sigma DP1 Merrill will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively.