Ricoh Caplio RR530 Digital Camera

Today Ricoh announced the Ricoh Caplio RR530 Digital Camera, it is a compact 5.0 megapixel, digital camera that boasts a 3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom for a combined 12x zoom, the Ricoh RR530 is a really simple point and shoot camera that is equipped to capture a wide range of scenes.

Ricoh RR530 Features Include:

It Records movies in four scene modes: Portrait, Landscape, Sports or Night. Get in as close as 6cm with macro.

Macro photography provides detailed close-ups of birds and other tiny objects, get in as close as 6cm with macro.

12MB of internal memory and optional SD memory card.

Bright 1.8-inch LCD monitor.

AA batteries, keeps you shooting.

Transferring photos to your PC is fast and simple with a USB connector.

It also has Webcam function.

The Ricoh RR530 is ready to shoot straight out of the box and it is expected to be available in October. Price is currently unkown.

Ricoh Caplio RR530 Digital Camera Specification:

Item	Description
CCD	Effective 5.0 million square pixels (5.2 million pixels), 1/2.5-inch primary color CCD
Lens	< Focal length> f5.4 -16.2 (equivalent to 32-96mm for 35mm cameras) < Brightness > (F value) F 2.8 (W)-4.8 (T)
Zoom	Optical 3x zoom (up to 12x zoom when combined with digital zoom)
Object Distance	approx. 0.5m-?, Macro: approx. 0.06m-? (Wide), approx. 0.35m-? (Telephoto)
Shutter	1-1/2000 sec.
Recording Format	Compressed: JPEG (Exif ver. 2.2) DCF compliant, DPOF support AVI (Motion JPEG Format compliant)
Recording Media	SD Memory Card (3.3V 32 - 512MB), Internal Memory (12MB)
Resolution (pixels)	2560 x 1920,2048 x 1536,1280 x 960,640 x 480 320 x 240
Recording Mode	Still(Program,Auto), Scene Mode (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene), Movie
Picture Mode	Fine/Normal/Economy
Storage Capacity (No.of Pictures) (Internal 12MB Memory)	2560x 1920(F:4,N:8,E:17), 2048x1536(F:6,N:13,E:27) 1280x960(F:17,N:33,E:64),640x480(F:64,N:128,E:257)
Storage Capacity(Time) (Internal 12MB Memory)	56 seconds (320x240)
ISO Sensitivity	AUTO/50,100,200
Flash	Auto/ Red-Eye Reduction/ Mandatory Flash/ Flash Off Flash Range: approx. 0.6m-2.4m (Wide), approx. 0.6m-2.1m (Telephoto)
Focus	Auto Focus, Macro, Infinity
Exposure Compensation	Manual Compensation (+2.0 to -2.0EV in 0.3EV steps)
White Balance	Auto/ Fixed (Daylight, Cloudy, Sunset, Tungsten, Fluorescent)
LCD Monitor	1.8 inch TFT LCD (approx. 130,000 pixels)
Viewfinder	Real-image optical zoom finder
Self Timer	Operating Time: approx. 10 sec./ 2 sec./10+2 sec.
PC Interface	USB1.1 (supported by Windows98/98SE/2000/Me/XP, or Mac OS 9.0 or higher with built-in USB port)
AV Interface	AV Out
Video Signal Method	NTSC/PAL switchable
Battery	AA alkaline or Rechargeable battery x2
Shooting Capacity*	Based on CIPA Standard: using AA alkaline, approx. 80 pictures
Dimensions (W x D x H)	91.0mm(W) x 27.0mm(D) x 61.0mm(H)
Weight	Approx. 130g (without batteries, Hand strap,SD Memory card)
Operating Temperature	0~40°C

Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on September 16, 2005 4:05 AM | Permalink