Ricoh CX6 vs Sony W810

Let's look much closer at the Ricoh CX6 and Sony W810, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the CX6 (10MP) and W810 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The CX6 was brought out 3 years prior to the W810 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh CX6 being a Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the CX6 grades against the W810 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh CX6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX6 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh CX6 provides outside measurements of 104mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the CX6 vs the W810.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the CX6 and W810 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading through a spec sheet. The picture below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the CX6 and W810.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony W810 to resolve greater detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged CX6 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.