Ricoh Caplio GX100 Digital Camera
June 22, 2008
The Ricoh Caplio GX100 Black Digital Camera comes credited with two exceptional features or so says the manufacturer. The niceties are a 24-72mm optical zoom lens and a 10.01 megapixel CCD. The former interprets panoramic shots with improved versatility with its wide-angle aspect as the medium distance adjustability of the lens absorbs framed scenes and portraits with intuition. The latter in its turn combines the 10 .01 megapixels factor for impeccable definition with the Smooth Imagining Enginell, a concept of Ricoh, to realise a truly genuine colour at the lowest of noise. The Wide Angle mode along with a Modulation Transfer function (MTF) qualifies the zoom lens as a choice of Normal (N), Fine (F) and Raw Mode for PC software processing of the image, improvises the sensor.
A Hot Removable Viewfinder
The parallax errors that occur with ordinary viewfinders are largely eliminated here with the inclusion of a unique, detachable electronic viewfinder with tilt mechanism that is directly linked to the focal distance. Obviously, the image details in the viewfinder ideally coincide with that which is displayed on the 2.5” 230,000-pixel LCD monitor. The LCD display of the model allows horizontal or vertical, 170-degree angled views. It also supports a platter of display settings like the marker display, grid guide, highlight display and the histogram.
Steps to mobilise imaginations
Multiple Auto Focus options highlighted by a focus indicator, includes 17 different auto focus points within the area. Center Spot and Manual Spot focusing are two more modes that come displayed on the focus bar of the monitor. This advantage comes closely followed by the macro mode allowing explicit close ups as close as 1 cm far from the subject. The three scene selection modes of the Ricoh Caplio GX100 Compact Digital Camera , namely, aperture priority, manual exposure and program shift mode chances the visions of the artist. An eight-pronged still picture shooting further enhances the versatility of the camera. The modes provided are Sports, Landscape, Skew, Nightscape, Text, Zoom, Portrait and Sepia. The model also accommodates ISO 1600 for better light and shutter manoeuvrings. The movie mode of the camera realises motion pictures of up to 640 x 480 pixels at 30 frames per second along with sound.
Ideal Lighting for Every Scene
The smart pop up flash of the Ricoh Caplio GX100 10.01 MP Digital Camera further facilitates four different levels of illumination. The Red Eye Reduction mode helps the camera to correct the red eye menace with intuition, Soft Flash mode to enhance the close up images especially when the macro mode is at work, the SlowSynchro for ensuring the right, light balance for Night Shots, Flash On and off modes for justifying choice. In addition to these, the model also sports a Hotshoe option for accessing an external flash unit.
Conclusion
This model is indeed a shot in the arm for the photography enthusiast who is out to augment his expressive expertise. However, a thorough professional might spring up pointing a blemish or two like delayed shooting experiences in some modes, a comparatively weak AF and image stabilisation and also the fact that the built in flash function does not go hand in hand with the wide conversion lens attachment.
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Ricoh |
| Model | Ricoh Caplio GX100 |
| Colours available | Black |
| Weight | 220 g |
| Resolution | 10.9 MP |
| Screen size | 220 g |
| Lens type | 3 x optical zoom lens |
| Storage media | Internal, SD, SDHC |
| Memory Capacity | 26 MB internal |
| Optical zoom | 3 x |
| Digital zoom | 4 x |
| Viewfinder | Yes |
| Focusing | Auto Focus and Manual Focus |
| Shooting modes | Yes |
| Shutter speed | 180 – 1/2000 sec |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 High speed |
| Sensor type | 1 / 1.75” primary colour CCD |
| File format | JPEG, AVI, WAV |
| Battery type | 1 x DB-60 Rechargeable battery, AAA x 2 |
| Battery life | 380 pics |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Features | |
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| External flash | Compatible |
| Video function | Yes |
| Voice recording | Yes |
| Timer | 5 sec - 3 hours intervals |
| Bluetooth | NA |
| LCD display | Yes |
| Face recognition technology | NA |
| Wrist strap | Yes |
| Night shot | Yes |
| PictBridge compatibility | NA |
| Scene selection modes | Yes |
| Red-eye reduction mode | Yes |
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