Ricoh CX6 vs Sony RX100 VI

Let's look much closer at the Ricoh CX6 and Sony RX100 VI, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the CX6 (10MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the CX6 (1/2.3") and RX100 VI (1") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The CX6 was announced 7 years before the RX100 VI which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX6 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the CX6 scores versus the RX100 VI for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh CX6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX6 Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX6 provides exterior measurements of 104mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VI has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the CX6 compared to the RX100 VI.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the CX6 and RX100 VI is 92 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by checking specifications. The pic below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the CX6 and RX100 VI.

Plainly, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The CX6 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 VI will resolve more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged CX6 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.