Bought a new camera about a week ago since I got tired of the old one (Casio Z60). Instead of playing it safe and just go with any Canon IXUS (basically, all IXUS cameras provide great bang for the buck) I decided to go for a Ricoh Caplio R7. Featuring 8MP and a 7.1x optical zoom in a very small format, it seemed like a steal for 217 EUR. And so far, I'm very satisfied with it. Here is what I have concluded so far:
The good:
- Good color reproduction
- 7.1x zoom (can't be bad)
- Good macro (1cm, or 25cm at full zoom)
- Standard mini-usb cable, standard (hc)sd-card
- Lots of settings to play around with (including manual focus), easily accessible using the dedicated "adj"-joystick
The bad:
- Somewhat loud (startup, focusing, zooming)
- Diagonal lines on display look jagged
- Slow focus, unable to focus at times
- Struggles somewhat under low-light conditions
Check out some sample pictures from the gallery. Note that all pictures are shot at 3MP (lame, I know).
Ricoh Caplio R7 mini-review
Bought a new camera about a week ago since I got tired of the old one (Casio Z60). Instead of playing it safe and just go with any Canon IXUS (basically, all IXUS cameras provide great bang for the buck) I decided to go for a Ricoh Caplio R7. Featuring 8MP and a 7.1x optical zoom in a very small format, it seemed like a steal for 217 EUR. And so far, I'm very satisfied with it. Here is what I have concluded so far:
The good:
- Good color reproduction
- 7.1x zoom (can't be bad)
- Good macro (1cm, or 25cm at full zoom)
- Standard mini-usb cable, standard (hc)sd-card
- Lots of settings to play around with (including manual focus), easily accessible using the dedicated "adj"-joystick
The bad:
- Somewhat loud (startup, focusing, zooming)
- Diagonal lines on display look jagged
- Slow focus, unable to focus at times
- Struggles somewhat under low-light conditions
Check out some sample pictures from the gallery. Note that all pictures are shot at 3MP (lame, I know).
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