Ricoh CX6 vs Sony A6300

Here is a detailed comparison of the Ricoh CX6 vs Sony A6300, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the CX6 (10MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the CX6 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) boast different sensor measurements.

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The CX6 was introduced 5 years prior to the A6300 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Ricoh CX6 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a brief summary of how the CX6 scores against the A6300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh CX6 and Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh CX6 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Ricoh CX6 has physical measurements of 104mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the CX6 against the A6300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the CX6 and A6300 is 92 and 83 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing simply by going over specifications. The visual below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the CX6 and A6300.

Plainly, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The CX6 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6300 will offer greater detail using its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older CX6 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.