Ricoh PX vs Sony A6600

Here, we will be evaluating the Ricoh PX and Sony A6600, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the PX (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the PX (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The PX was manufactured 9 years before the A6600 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh PX being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the PX scores versus the A6600 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh PX and Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are viewable at Ricoh PX Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Ricoh PX provides exterior dimensions of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Look at the Ricoh PX and Sony A6600 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the PX compared to the A6600.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PX and A6600 is 95 and 77 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes just by checking a spec sheet. The picture here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the PX and A6600.

As you can see, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The PX due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A6600 will give greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged PX is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.