Ricoh CX6

60

Winner

Ricoh CX6

Reasons to buy the Ricoh CX6

Screen resolution
High resolution screen
1,230k dots
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Ricoh CX2

53

Runner-up

Ricoh CX2

Reasons to buy the Ricoh CX2

Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Weight
Light-weight
185 g

differences

Advantages of the Ricoh CX6

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 1,230k dots vs 920k dots
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More than 30% higher resolution screen
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.7 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The CX6's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
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Advantages of the Ricoh CX2

Lowest price Significantly cheaper $247.89 vs $436.63
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The best price we've seen is $189 cheaper (more than 40% less)
Size Slightly smaller 102x58x29 mm vs 104x59x29 mm
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Almost the same
Weight Lighter 185 g vs 201 g
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Around 10% lighter
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen resolution Very high resolution screens Help
CX6:1,230k dots
CX2:920k dots
Sensor type Better sensor types Help
Better in low light
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.1"
Weight Heavy Help
CX6:201 g
CX2:185 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
CX6:104x59x29 mm
CX2:102x58x29 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
CX6:720p @ 30fps
CX2:480p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/3.5

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Zoom Poor zoom Help
10.7x
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Ricoh CX5

Ricoh CX5

Travel zoom

$352

Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Ricoh GR Digital IV

Ricoh GR Digital IV

Pro digicam

$665 - $759

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
True resolution Takes slightly higher resolution photos
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Ricoh CX4

Ricoh CX4

Travel zoom

$190 - $269

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Ricoh CX6 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
GPS Has a GPS
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom
Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$300 - $315

Aperture Much wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
GPS Has a GPS
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Ricoh CX2 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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Fujifilm FinePix S602Z Pro

Digicam

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Much larger
Screen size Much smaller screen
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Size Much larger
Zoom Less zoom
Ricoh CX1

Ricoh CX1

Compact

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Slightly smaller
Zoom Less zoom
Ricoh CX3

Ricoh CX3

Travel zoom

Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Weight Heavier

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