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The Ricoh Caplio GX8 is an 8 megapixel (CCD) digital camera with a 28mm wideangle lens with a 3x Optical Zoom. It comes with a 1.8inch LCD, 1cm Macro Mode, live histogram and 1.3 second start up time.
TrustedReviews has a review of the Ricoh Caplio GX8 digital camera and writes - 'The Caplio GX8 is a technical marvel with superb adaptability, outstanding performance, some very useful features and good handling. For the price it offers more pixel power than almost anything else on the market, but there are other even more capable cameras available to the advanced user. You’ll have to decide if it’s really what you’re looking for, but if it is then it won’t disappoint.'
Lets Go Digital Reviews the Ricoh Caplio GX8 Digital Camera and gives it a good recommendation writing - 'The Ricoh Caplio GX8 is a different digital camera. Different because of its design and different because of a number of unique features. The Ricoh Caplio GX8 is a digital compact camera with the shortest interval of release ever. It belongs to the cameras with the highest amount of pixels and it certainly is one of a few with the highest ISO setting. Besides that, the camera stands out because of its real wide angle and its remarkable continuous mode. It makes the Ricoh Caplio GX8 a great and astonishing camera, one that you have to like whether you want it or not!...
Concluding I can say that the Ricoh Caplio GX8 is a beautiful digital camera for the photographer who exactly knows what he wants. A comprehensible camera with a number of interesting features and qualities. The Ricoh Caplio GX8 deserves to be considered as your next camera and it certainly offers sufficient possibilities to achieve beautiful results.'
Digicam Review has reviewed the Ricoh Caplio GX8 Review and recommends - 'The 8 megapixel Ricoh Caplio GX8 is a very good digital camera. The easy to use camera is capable of very good results, however you may have to work with the image(s) to get the best out of them - for example to remove noise, etc. The camera gives you a lot of control through manual settings, manual focus, ISO range, flash expansion, lens expansion, battery type etc. The macro mode is excellent, producing photos with good colour, excellent detail and extreme close-ups! This camera would make a very good camera for someone looking to produce detailed wide angle photos - the camera is also excellent value for money.'
PhotographyBLOG reviews the Ricoh Caplio GX8 and writes - 'The Ricoh Caplio GX8 is a frustrating camera. It's one of the most usable, intuitive and well-designed digital cameras that I have ever reviewed. At the same time, however, the images that it produces are some of the worst that I have ever seen. Large amounts of chromatic aberrations are present in many varied situations, including those where you wouldn't expect to see it, and noise is very apparent at ISO 200 and faster. If only Ricoh could have improved the image quality, they would have had a winner on their hands, but sadly the introduction of that 8 megapixel sensor has just made the image quality worse than it was on the previous 5 megapixel GX camera (which wasn't great anyway).'
Main Features
More Pixels
Equipped with a superb 8.24-megapixel (effective) CCD, the Caplio GX8 breaks new ground among compact digital cameras. All that power in a slim 29 mm package weighing a mere *205 grams. Those 8-megapixels deliver stunning clarity and resolution for prints up to A3 size, and Ricoh’s proprietary image processor ‘Smooth Imaging Engine’ ensures accurate colors, quick response and low noise levels.
* without battery, strap and SD Memory Card
Go Wide
A 28mm wide-angle zoom lens ideal for capturing breathtaking landscapes or street shots complements the 8.24 megapixel CCD. Composed of 9 glass elements in 7 groups this lens delivers sharp, clear pictures without distortion or aberration even at wide-angle operations, as well as 12x zoom capability combining a 3x optical zoom with a 4x digital zoom to hone in on even the smallest detail of a distant object.
Lightning fast response time
Boasting the fastest response times the Caplio GX8 is always ready to capture those precious moments where speed is of the essence. The Caplio GX8 takes only 1.3 seconds* from start up to taking the first shot. Incorporating a hybrid auto-focus system, the shutter instantly focuses on the object and shoots in 0.10 seconds. Moreover, the Caplio GX8 is ready to take the next shot in 1.7 second intervals (fine mode, resolution 3264 x 2448) until the memory card** is full. In continuous shooting mode, the Caplio GX8 can shoot 16 consecutive images in roughly two seconds with one press of the shutter. This feature could come in handy for checking a golf swing frame by frame, or for creating a slide show of a toddler’s precious first steps.
* with flash off
** high speed SD Memory Card (10MB/s)
Unmatched expandability
Featuring unrivaled versatility, the Caplio GX8 exceeds the limitations of a regular compact digital camera: it acts more like an advanced single-lens reflex camera, connecting with a vast array of both Ricoh and non-Ricoh brand accessories and instruments. No other compact digital camera offers such a range of opportunities in digital photography.
By attaching a Ricoh optional wide conversion lens (with adapter), the wide-angle capability of the Caplio GX8 further expands to an incredible 22mm. An external USB equipped cable release allows for self-portraits as well as preventing camera shake during long exposures In situations where a flash or strobe unit is required, the interval time between shots can be shortened significantly by using an external strobe mounted to the Caplio GX8’s dedicated hot shoe instead of the built-in flash. Furthermore, the Caplio GX8 is compatible with a broad range of external finders, field scopes, microscopes, and even telescopes, for astrophotography.
Naturally, the Caplio GX8 connects directly to a personal computer or a PictBridge* printer with a USB connector, so pictures stored in the Caplio GX8 can be downloaded or printed with the greatest of ease.
* PictBridge is a trademark
1cm Macro!
With greatly enhanced focus precision, a little imagination is all that is needed to take professional-looking macro pictures. The Caplio GX8 automatically measures the closeness, size, and contrast of the object and captures even the tiniest details of an object as small as 18mm x 24 mm to reveal an world of intricate beauty normally unseen by the naked eye. Even with the camera on a tripod, the focus point can be freely shifted within the frame without moving the camera using AF Target Selection. Additionally, the Caplio GX8 is outfitted with a special flash capable of illuminating objects even 15cm away without producing any of the washed out effects present with regular flash.
Creative control
The Caplio GX8’s aperture priority and manual exposure modes allow photographers to explore creative possibilities and produce quality images that go beyond pixel resolution. Aperture priority mode allows control of depth of field, very useful for portraiture.
In addition to aperture priority, the Caplio GX8 provides other greatly improved auto exposure functions. For added control, exposure compensation is possible in 1/3EV steps over a range of ±2.0EV. Shutter speed can be adjusted manually from a very fast 1/2000 seconds to 30 seconds for night exposures. Moreover, the Caplio GX8 LCD monitor provides “live” feedback of current exposure levels with a histogram, so the necessary adjustments can be made before taking a shot. In especially difficult lighting, the Auto Bracket function automatically takes three consecutive shots at three different exposure levels so that the best shot can be selected without re-shooting.
Posted by Darren in our Miscellaneous category on April 26, 2005