Ricoh CX6 vs Sigma SD1 Merrill

Its time to look more closely at the Ricoh CX6 vs Sigma SD1 Merrill, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Ricoh and Sigma. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the CX6 (10MP) and SD1 Merrill (15MP) and the CX6 (1/2.3") and SD1 Merrill (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The CX6 was unveiled 4 months prior to the SD1 Merrill and they are of a similar age. The two cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX6 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD1 Merrill being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the CX6 matches up against the SD1 Merrill when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX6 & Sigma SD1 Merrill. The full galleries are provided at Ricoh CX6 Gallery & Sigma SD1 Merrill Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Ricoh CX6 offers outer dimensions of 104mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD1 Merrill has measurements of 146mm x 113mm x 80mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1") with a weight of 790 grams (1.74 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the CX6 vs the SD1 Merrill.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the CX6 and SD1 Merrill is 92 and 57 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The pic here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX6 and SD1 Merrill.

All in all, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The CX6 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sigma SD1 Merrill will give you greater detail having an extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively.