Ricoh CX6 vs Sony NEX-6

The following is a thorough review of the Ricoh CX6 versus Sony NEX-6, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the CX6 (10MP) and NEX-6 (16MP) and the CX6 (1/2.3") and NEX-6 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The CX6 was launched 16 months earlier than the NEX-6 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX6 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the CX6 grades versus the NEX-6 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX6 & Sony Alpha NEX-6. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh CX6 Gallery & Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Ricoh CX6 comes with physical dimensions of 104mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Sony NEX-6 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the CX6 versus the NEX-6.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CX6 and NEX-6 is 92 and 85 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions just by checking out a spec sheet. The picture below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the CX6 and NEX-6.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The CX6 featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony NEX-6 will show more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged CX6 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.