Latest - Review and Sample Photos by Steves Digicams (added 09 October’08)
Ricoh GX200 is a 12 megapixel vibration reduction point-and-shoot digital camera and it features a 24mm wide angle lens, 2.7 inch LCD, and an ISO range from 64 to 1600.
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Reviewers Conclusions & Verdicts - (updated 09 October’08)
Steves Digicams“This is a professional / enthusiast level camera that provides a great combination of quality and performance. The super-wide 3x optical zoom lens, 12-megapixel imager and slew of creative features make this perfect as a small easy to carry alternative to a dSLR in some circumstances.”
Digital Lifestyles
“We particularly liked the electronic level inherited from Ricoh’s fixed focal length GRD2 digi-compact - this uses an acceleration sensor to help keep the camera body perfect horizontal or vertical, with audio confirmation.”
DigicamReview
“Tt features full manual controls and more customisable buttons than most Digital SLRs! With this camera you can have all the great Digital SLR features, without the size, with the GX200 neatly fitting into coat pockets.”
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DPExpert
“For anyone content to stick with ISO speeds under 100 it produces good images, well exposed and with very good white balance and lovely skin tones. 12 megapixels on such a small sensor is asking for trouble and Ricoh haven’t worked out how to improve the signal-to-noise ratio as well as Sony, for instance, have done.”
CNET.co.uk
“The sensor itself produces good results, though they’re not of the standard you’d expect from a 12-megapixel SLR, and by ISO 1,600 the GX200’s results are pretty grim.”
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ePhotozine
“It seems apt that after mentioning the Ricoh R8, we should come to the noise test. I was disappointed with the R8’s performance in the test and it’s unfortunate that the GX200 has the same problem.”
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ThinkCamera
“The Ricoh GX200 wants to be the best high-end compact on the market, and it does give it a darn good shot. However, it’s not hugely different from its predecessor - the GX100. Improvements are marginal rather than monumental.”
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PhotographyBlog
“At first glance the GX200 seems very similar to it predecessor, but after a week’s shooting it quickly becomes evident that this camera is much more refined, both in terms of speed and features - the only thing lacking is any improvement in image quality.”
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TrustedReviews
“The GX200 is a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to the images. At lower ISO settings in good light it can certainly produce the goods. Color and tone are very pleasant and images have plenty of punch. Sharpness is good throughout the zoom range and there’s plenty of detail in the images.”
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Specifications & Camera Profile
Owners Manual
Press Excerpt
Tokyo, Japan June, 24, 2008 Ricoh Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Shiro Kondo) has announced today the development and release of the GX200. The GX200 is able to reproduce high quality images from edge-to-edge with low noise and natural gradation. This camera succeeds the award winning Caplio GX100 compact digital camera introduced in April 2007.
The GX200 inherits the popular features of the GX100 such as a 24 to 72 mm (35 mm ?lm equivalent focal length) high-performance wide-angle optical zoom lens on a 25 mm thin pocketable compact body, a wide variety of manual shooting functions, and a removable tilting electronic view?nder. The new GX200 achieves increased resolution via its 12 megapixel CCD and dramatic noise reduction with the addition of the new image processing engine Smooth Imaging Engine III.
Already a popular part of the Caplio GX100, the high-resolution wide-angle lens unit has been further con?gured to enable picture taking at an even higher resolution.
With a large wide-viewing angle 2.7-inch 460,000 dots HVGA LCD and an electronic level function, for horizontal and vertical shooting, the GX200 contains extensive shooting functions to enable camera lovers to enjoy and create stunning photographs.
This model comes in two package types with different accessories. The GX200 package contains: rechargeable lithium ion battery, battery charger, AV cable, USB cable, CD-ROM, strap, and lens cap. The GX200 VF KIT package contains all the above accessories plus the electronic view?nder.
*The lens focal lengths used in this document are the equivalent focal length for a 35 mm camera.
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