Posted Feb 19th 2008 4:45AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Meet Ricoh’s latest compact shooters. The aluminum R8 — Ricoh’s R7 followup — drops the Caplio moniker wihle bumping the specs with a 10 megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CCD covered with a 7.1x optical zoom lens. Around back you’ll find a 2.7-inch LCD with CCD-shift image stabilization and Smooth Imaging Engine III processing on the inside. Expected to roll in Japan for ¥50,000 or about $460 in backs of green. The ¥30,000 (about $280) R50 maintains that 10 megapixel sensor, processing engine, and stabilization but rolls back the zoom to 5x. Both should pop in March. Oodles of R8 pics in the gallery.
Gallery: Ricoh’s 10 megapixel R8 and R50 are ready to dance
Read — R50
Read — R8
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