Ricoh Capilo GX8 Review
Pro Review:Biosmagazine.co.uk Review the Ricoh Capilo GX8 Digital Camera and they say-"Ricoh's Caplio GX8 is a slim and compact 8.2-Megapixel digital camera that commands one of the world's fastest shutter response time, super-close macro mode and a fast start-up time of 1.3 seconds. The wholly-black camera is quicker, lighter and even easier to use than its wide-angle lens predecessor, the Caplio GX, but only offers a 3x optical zoom lens. Nevertheless, it can easily slip into a jacket pocket, is a snap to use and produces excellent quality images. You'll struggle to find a camera in this price bracket that offers so much functionality or that produces such good images...."
8.24 effective megapixels for vivid image quality
Creative control with Aperture Priority and Manual Exposure.
1/3-EV-step exposure correction for subtle lighting conditions.
Powerful wide-angle 28-85mm 3x optical zoom.
Internal flash with macro shooting.
Six scene modes make getting the right shot easy.
Compact, light and 29mm slim for superior mobility
Aperture Priority and Manual Exposure modes
Higher shooting speed and expanded macro capabilities
Enhanced expandability
Video recording with sound, and more
Ricoh Caplio GX8 Specifications:
| CCD | Effective 8.24 million pixels (8.50 million pixels), 1/1.8-inch primary-color CCD |
| Lens | Focal length f: 5.8-17.4mm (equivalent to 28-85mm
for 35mm film cameras) Step-zoom intervals: 4 steps (28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm) Aperture F: 2.5 (W)-4.3 (T) |
| Optical Zoom | 3.0x (up to 12.0x in combination with 4.0x digital zoom) |
| Object Distance | Approx. 0.3m-∞ (Macro: Approx. 0.01m -∞, Telemacro: Approx. 0.10m -∞) |
| Shutter |
Still : 30,15,8,4,2,1-1/2000 sec. (electronic/mechanical shutter), During long-term exposure, has noise Elimination function. Motion : 1/30-1/2000 sec.(electronic shutter) |
| Pixels |
Still :3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x
1536, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 Text :3264 x 2448, 2048 x 1536 Motion : 320 x 240, 160 x 120 |
| Picture Mode | Fine, Normal, Non-compression |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto, ISO64, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600 |
| Flash | Auto, Red-eye Reduction,
On, Slow Synchro, Off Distance: Approx. 0.2-5.0m (W), 0.15-2.9m (T) |
| Focus | Autofocus,Manual Focus, Fixed Focus (Snap), ∞ (includes AF auxiliary light)*3 |
| Exposure Adjustment | TTL-CCD photometric system: Multi (256 segments), Center Weight, Spot |
| Exposure Compensation | Manual compensation (+2.0--2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps), Auto-bracket (-0.5 EV, ±0,+0.5 EV) |
| White Balance | Auto/Fixed (Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light, One Push, White blance-bracket) |
| Recording Media | SD Memory CardTM (32/64/128/256/512MB/1GB), Multi Media Card,TM Built-in Memory 26MB |
| Storage Capacity (No.of Pictures) (Internal 26MB Memory) |
Still: 1 (3264 x 2448 Non-compression), 8 (3264 x 2448 Fine), 14 (3264 x 2448 Normal) 23 (2592 x 1944 Normal), 36 (2048 x 1536 Normal), 64 (1280 x 960 Normal), 280 (640 x 480 Normal) |
| Storage Capacity (Time) (Internal 26MB Memory) |
Motion :39 seconds (320 x 240), 2 minutes 27
seconds (160 x 120)*5 Sound :57 minutes 26 seconds*6 |
| Storage Data Capacity (File Sizes) |
Still : Approx. 15.2MB (3264 x 2448 Non-compression), Approx. 2.83MB (3264 x 2448 Fine), Approx. 1.63MB (3264 x 2448 Normal), Approx. 1.04MB (2592 x 1944 Normal), Approx. 672KB (2048 x 1536 Normal), Approx. 356KB (1280 x 960 Normal), Approx. 83KB (640 x 480 Normal) |
| Recording Mode |
Still :
(Continuous,S-Continuous,M-Continuous), Aperture-Priority/Manual
exposure Scene : (Portrait,Sports,Landscape,Night Scene,Text,High-Sensitivity),Motion,Sound |
| Recording Format |
Still : JPEG (Exif ver. 2.21) DCF *7
compliant, TIFF (non-compression YUV) Text : TIFF (MMR system ITU-T.6) Motion: AVI (Open DML Motion JPEG format compliant)Sound :WAV (Exif ver. 2.21 µ law) |
| View Finder | Real-image optical zoom finder |
| LCD Monitor | 1.8 inch low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD (approx. 130,000 pixels) |
| Self Timer | Delay: 10sec., 2sec. |
| Interval Timer | Shooting interval: 5 sec. - 3 hours (5 sec. steps) |
| PC Interface | USB2.0 (Hi-Speed USB), (choice of Ricoh original or mass storage driver) |
| AV Interface | Audio Out, Video Out |
| Video Signal Method | NTSC/PAL |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 113.6 x 29.0 x 58.0mm (excluding projections) |
| Weight | Body: approx. 205g With AA batteries (included), SD Memory Card, and hand strap (included): approx. 261g |
| Power Source | rechargeable battery (DB-43) x 1, AA battery (alkaline/NiMH rechargeable battery) x 2, AC adaptor (AC-4a) |
| Shooting Capacity |
Based on
CIPA standard Using DB-43: Approx.400 pictures
(normal) |
| Operating Temperature | 0 - 40°C |
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on August 2, 2005 3:03 AM
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