Ricoh CX6 vs Sony RX100 VA

Below is a complete comparison of the Ricoh CX6 vs Sony RX100 VA, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the CX6 (10MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the CX6 (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The CX6 was unveiled 7 years before the RX100 VA and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh CX6 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the CX6 matches up vs the RX100 VA when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The full galleries are provided at Ricoh CX6 Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh CX6 enjoys outside 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) and the Sony RX100 VA has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the CX6 against the RX100 VA.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the CX6 and RX100 VA is 92 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the CX6 and RX100 VA.

As you have seen, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The CX6 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh more difficult and the Sony RX100 VA will provide extra detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older CX6 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.