Ricoh Caplio R7

Posted on September 15th, 2007 by deshot

Ricoh Caplio R7 PictureRicoh company from Japan, formerly a famous manual camera manufacturer, announced the new 8 MP compact digital camera, Caplio R7. This camera is an update to the old R series, Caplio R6.

 

New Features

Caplio R7 has new features, wide angle 7.1x optical zoom you can shot target from far away. With high ISO sensitivity up to ISO1600, its perfect in lower light conditions and the fast movement target. This camera also has image stabilization feature, it will prevent the shake conditions. Other new features are macro mode, compact metal body, face recognition focus.

 

With a new image processing engine and a 7.1x optical wide zoom lens (28–200 mm in 35 mm camera format) mounted on a slim body only 20.6 mm at its thinnest point, the Caplio R7 takes digital photography to an even higher level of image quality.

Ricoh Caplio R7 Picture

 

Image Sensor & Engine

With Smooth Imaging Engine III, a new image processing engine capable of even more sophisticated image processing, you can shot anywhere and anytime. Smooth Imaging Engine III reduces the noise that can occur in high-sensitivity photography, without loss of resolution. As a result, even with high-sensitivity photography, crisp outlines are preserved and clear, non-grainy images are possible. Through sophisticated brightness and colour-tone adjustment, natural colours are reproduced that are closer to those seen by the naked eye.

 

This image sensor has an effective 8.15 megapixel CCD for outstanding results, you will get high resolution image.With this outstanding image sensor and processing engine you will get high quality result.

 

Key Features

  • 28 to 200mm wide-angle & zoom lens
    At wide-angle 28mm you get a dynamic view of nature. At 200mm you can zoom in on each detail. No matter where you’re standing, the Caplio R7’s optical 7.1x zoom lens brings an amazing range of scenes within your reach.

  • Enhanced usability when shooting
    With the enhanced of the button function, you will get an easy camera to use. It is easy to switch from one setting to another setting. Switch exposure compensation, white balance, ISO, and other settings with quickly and easily with one hand.
  • Image Stabilization
    With the power of CCD-shift vibration correction function, you can reduce the compensates for camera shake if detected.
  • Face Recognition Mode
    Face recognition mode will automatically indentify a face, adjust focus to the shape of face, adjust white balance, exposure for the best result.
  • Macro Mode
    In the macro mode you can shot an object close enough, as close as 1 cm. This macro mode is the specialty of Ricoh company.
  • Image Editing
    From your camera you can adjust brightness and contrast, adjust color tone, image rotation, after you shot an object.

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Specifications

Manufacturer

Ricoh

Resolution

Effective 8.15 MP (total 8.29 MP)

  • Still 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480

  • Text 3264 x 2448, 2048 x 1536

  • Movie 640 x 480, 320 x 240

Image Sensor

1/2.5-inch primary-color CCD

Zoom Capability

  • Optical 7.1x zoom (equivalent to 28-200mm for 35mm film cameras)

  • Digital zoom: 4.8x, maximum: 34.1x(equivalent to 960mm) in combination with optical zoom.

  • Auto Resize zoom: 5.1x1, maximum: 36.2x (equivalent to 1010mm) in combination with optical zoom.

Focal Length

f4.6-33mm (equivalent to 28-200mm for 35mm cameras. When setting Step Zoom, offers up to seven fixed steps: 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 105mm, 135mm, and 200mm)

Aperture

F 3.3 (Wide-angle)-5.2 (Telephoto)

Vibration Correction Function

CCD shift method

Range

From lens tip: approx. 30cm - infinity (Wide), approx. 1.0m - infinity (Telephoto)

Macro Range

From lens tip: approx. 1cm - infinity (Wide), approx. 25cm - infinity (Telephoto)

Shutter Speed

Still 8, 4, 2, 1-1/2000 sec. Movie 1/30-1/ 2000 sec.

Image Mode

Fine, Normal

ISO Sensitivity

  • AUTO

  • AUTO-HI

  • ISO64

  • ISO100

  • ISO200

  • ISO400

  • ISO800

  • ISO1600

Flash Mode

  • Flash Off

  • Auto

  • Red-eye Flash

  • Flash On

  • Flash Synchro

  • Soft Flash

Flash Range

  • Approx. 20cm-3.0m (W)

  • 25cm-2.0m (T) ( ISO auto )

Focus

  • Multi AF

  • Spot AF

  • Manual Focus

  • Fixed Focus (Snap)

  • infinity (AF auxiliary light)

Exposure Adjustment

  • TTL-CCD metering method: Mult i (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 (Outdoors, Cloudy, Incandescent Lamp, Incandescent Lamp2, Fluorescent Lamp, manual settings) / White Balance Bracket

Recording Media

  • SD Memory CardTM (32/64/128/256/512MB/1GB/2GB)

  • SDHC Memory CardTM (4GB) Multi Media CardTM

  • Internal memory 24MB

Recording Mode

  • Still mode (Still, Continuous, S-Continuous, M-Continuous)

  • Scene mode (Portrait, Face Recognition, Sports, Landscape, Nightscape, High-sensitivity, Zoom Macro, B&W, Sepia, Skew Correction, Text, Movie) My Setting 1, 2s )

LCD Monitor

2.7" transparent amorphous silicon TFT LCD (approx. 230,000 pixels)

Self Timer

10sec., 2 sec

Connectivity

  • USB2.0 High-Speed : Mini B cable (Certification pending), mass storage device compatible

  • Audio out , video out

Dimensions

99.6 (W) x 55.0 (H) x 23.3mm (20.6 at thinnest part) (D) (excluding project ions)

Weight

Approx. 135g (without battery, SD memory card, hand strap)
Accessories approx. 26g (rechargeable battery, hand strap)

Power

Rechargeable bat tery (DB-70) x 1

Included Software

  • RICOH Gate La

  • Irodio Photo & Video Studio

  • Acrobat Reader

  • Desk Top Binder Lite

Accessories

Rechargeable Battery DB-70 / Battery Charger BJ-7 / USB Cable / AV Cable / AV Cable / Software CD-ROM / Instruction Manuals

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