Ricoh G700SE vs Sony NEX-6

Below is a detailed comparison of the Ricoh G700SE versus Sony NEX-6, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the G700SE (12MP) and NEX-6 (16MP) and the G700SE (1/2.3") and NEX-6 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The G700SE was released 3 years prior to the NEX-6 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh G700SE being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the G700SE matches up vs the NEX-6 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh G700SE & Sony Alpha NEX-6. The complete galleries are provided at Ricoh G700SE Gallery & Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Ricoh G700SE comes with external dimensions of 117mm x 68mm x 32mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 307 grams (0.68 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-6 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the G700SE versus the NEX-6.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G700SE and NEX-6 is 88 and 85 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by seeing specs. The photograph below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G700SE and NEX-6.

All in all, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The G700SE due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony NEX-6 will produce extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older G700SE will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.