Ricoh CX6 vs Sony WX50
Portability
92 Imaging
34 Features
38 Overall
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92 Imaging
34 Features
38 Overall
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Portability
96 Imaging
39 Features
36 Overall
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96 Imaging
39 Features
36 Overall
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Ricoh CX6 vs Sony WX50 Key Specs
Ricoh CX6
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(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 3200
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 28-300mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
- 201g - 104 x 59 x 29mm
- Released November 2011
Sony WX50
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(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 12800
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
- 117g - 92 x 52 x 19mm
- Introduced January 2012
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The following is a thorough review of the Ricoh CX6 vs Sony WX50, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the CX6 (10MP) and WX50 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").
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Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the CX6 grades vs the WX50 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
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This is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh CX6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh CX6 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Ricoh CX6 over the Sony WX50
| CX6 | WX50 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manually focus |  | More accurate focus | ||
| Display dimension | 3" |  | 2.7" | Larger display (+0.3") |
| Display resolution | 1230k |  | 461k | Sharper display (+769k dot) |
Reasons to pick Sony WX50 over the Ricoh CX6
| WX50 | CX6 |
|---|
Common features in the Ricoh CX6 and Sony WX50
| CX6 | WX50 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduced | November 2011 |  | January 2012 | Similar generation |
| Display type | Fixed |  | Fixed | Fixed display |
| Selfie screen |  | No selfie screen | ||
| Touch display |  | No Touch display |
Ricoh CX6 vs Sony WX50 Physical Comparison
When you are intending to travel with your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Ricoh CX6 has got external 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 WX50 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).
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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the CX6 versus the WX50.
Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the CX6 and WX50 is 92 and 96 respectively.
Ricoh CX6 vs Sony WX50 Sensor Comparison
Generally, it's tough to envision the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading specifications. The pic below may provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the CX6 and WX50.
To sum up, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Sony WX50 to offer greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively.
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Portrait Comparison
Ricoh CX6 Portrait photography details
Sony WX50 Portrait photography details
manual focus
no external flash support
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
good resolution (16 megapixels)
has face detect focusing
manual focus not available
manual mode not available
external flash not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Street photography with Ricoh CX6
Street photography with Sony WX50
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competitors (201 grams)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competitors (117g)
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Ricoh CX6 Sports photography information
Sony WX50 Sports photography information
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames/s)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (16MP)
has tracking focus
no shutter priority
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel photography with Ricoh CX6
Travel photography with Sony WX50
lighter than competitors (201 grams)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
great zoom (300mm)
low megapixels (10MP)
does not have selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
lighter than competitors (117g)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (25mm)
no Timelapse recording
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
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Ricoh CX6 Landscape photography information
Sony WX50 Landscape photography information
manual focus
reasonably wide (28mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
relatively wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (16MP)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
small screen (2.7 inch)
manual mode not available
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
no Timelapse recording
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Ricoh CX6 as a Vlogging camera
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reasonably wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competitors (201 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
does not have selfie friendly screen
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of microphone port
relatively wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competitors (117 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
no microphone jack
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Ricoh CX6 vs Sony WX50 Specifications
| Ricoh CX6 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Brand | Ricoh | Sony |
| Model | Ricoh CX6 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 |
| Class | Small Sensor Superzoom | Small Sensor Compact |
| Released | 2011-11-15 | 2012-01-30 |
| Body design | Compact | Compact |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Processor | Smooth Imaging Engine IV | BIONZ |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/2.3" |
| Sensor measurements | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
| Sensor surface area | 28.1mm² | 28.1mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 10 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
| Anti aliasing filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
| Highest resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Highest native ISO | 3200 | 12800 |
| Minimum native ISO | 100 | 100 |
| RAW support | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Touch focus | ||
| Continuous autofocus | ||
| Single autofocus | ||
| Tracking autofocus | ||
| Selective autofocus | ||
| Autofocus center weighted | ||
| Autofocus multi area | ||
| Autofocus live view | ||
| Face detect autofocus | ||
| Contract detect autofocus | ||
| Phase detect autofocus | ||
| Cross focus points | - | - |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mounting type | fixed lens | fixed lens |
| Lens focal range | 28-300mm (10.7x) | 25-125mm (5.0x) |
| Highest aperture | f/3.5-5.6 | f/2.6-6.3 |
| Macro focus range | 1cm | 5cm |
| Crop factor | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Range of display | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
| Display diagonal | 3 inches | 2.7 inches |
| Display resolution | 1,230k dot | 461k dot |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch function | ||
| Display tech | Sony WhiteMagic VGA LCD | Clearfoto TFT LCD display |
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Features | ||
| Lowest shutter speed | 8 secs | 4 secs |
| Highest shutter speed | 1/2000 secs | 1/1600 secs |
| Continuous shooting speed | 5.0fps | 10.0fps |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Expose Manually | ||
| Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
| Set white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Inbuilt flash | ||
| Flash range | 4.00 m | 5.30 m |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync |
| Hot shoe | ||
| AE bracketing | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment metering | ||
| Average metering | ||
| Spot metering | ||
| Partial metering | ||
| AF area metering | ||
| Center weighted metering | ||
| Video features | ||
| Supported video resolutions | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
| Highest video resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
| Video file format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
| Microphone input | ||
| Headphone input | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | Eye-Fi Connected | None |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environment seal | ||
| Water proof | ||
| Dust proof | ||
| Shock proof | ||
| Crush proof | ||
| Freeze proof | ||
| Weight | 201 gr (0.44 lbs) | 117 gr (0.26 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 104 x 59 x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") | 92 x 52 x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around score | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Color Depth score | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Low light score | not tested | not tested |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | - | 240 pictures |
| Form of battery | - | Battery Pack |
| Battery model | DB-100 | NP-BN |
| Self timer | Yes (2, 10 or Custom) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
| Time lapse shooting | ||
| Storage media | SD/SDHC card, Internal | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo |
| Storage slots | Single | Single |
| Pricing at launch | $595 | $250 |