Excerpt: Digital camera manufacturers have yet to produce a must-have alternative to an SLR for pros. Compact cameras tend to be almost entirely focused on consumers, emphasising...
Conclusion: You've got to admire Ricoh, one of the oldest names in the photo market, for taking the kind of risks bigger players aren't able - or willing - to take, producing niche
Pros: Excellent resolution, fairly good corner sharpness even at 24mm equiv., Unusual and creatively versatile 24-72mm equiv. zoom range, Low distortion for such a wide lens...
Cons: Noise and noise reduction issues at all sensitivity settings over ISO 80 - ISO 400 and up pretty much unusable for anything beyond a small print, JPEG output a little ...
Excerpt: Ricoh has long held a reputation for producing fine compact cameras. Even back in the film days, its GR camera was one of the most desirable compact cameras money could...
Pros: 24mm wide angle lens, RAW processing option, Excellent camera control, Very fast-acting shutter
Cons: It's a lot of money, Some basic functions removed to menus, Flash occasionally goes mad
Summary: An expensive -- but not over-priced -- compact camera that will appeal to enthusiast snappers bored with average lenses, average interfaces and average pictures.
Summary: The Ricoh Caplio GX100 brings the control and features of a good dSLR camera to a compact model. However, its average image quality, high image noise above ISO 400 and...
Pros: User-friendly controls for full manual creative shooting, Impressive, class-leading feature set, RAW format capture ability, CCD-shift optical image stabilisation, Cli...
Summary: An elegant slimline digicam that provides many of the features and functions keen photographers require.As we noted in the Winter 2007 issue of Photo Review Australia
Summary: An elegant slimline digicam that provides many of the features and functions keen photographers require.As we noted in the Winter 2007 issue of Photo Review Australia