Ricoh R8 Digital Cameras Plus Information
The new R8 combines a new 10 megapixel CCD with the popular Smooth Imaging EngineV image processing engine of earlier models to take high-definition photography to a higher level. The R8 also offers various other enhanced capabilities for fun and easy photography, such as a large 2.7-inch, 460,000-pixel HVGA LCD and the same 1:1 aspect square format photography function that has proven extremely popular on Ricoh’s Caplio GX100 (launched April 2007) and GR DIGITALU (launched November 2007) models. In addition to the specification improvements, the R8 has also undergone a complete redesign.


This new model combines ease of use and superior technical specifications in a body that is contemporary and stylish and that has been designed based on the concept “A tool you will want to use every day.” In creating the R8 as a tool for taking photographs, great care has been given not only to styling and coloring but also to its operability, portability, comfort in hand, and its solid, high-quality feel.

Ricoh R8 Professional Reviews:

• trustedreviews reviewed the Ricoh R8 and gave out”The Ricoh R8 is an expensive camera, but it does offer a unique specification and very distinctive style. Build quality is superb, and the design of the body and control interface makes it a real pleasure to use. Performance is also very good, the 28-200mm lens is excellent, but sadly image quality is simply not as good as it could have been, thanks mainly to the inexplicably tiny 10MP sensor. To be blunt, the older R7 is a better, smaller, cheaper camera.”

• computeractive reviewed the Ricoh R8 and gave out”Like most modern compact cameras, it offers both vibration correction (to counter camera shake) and face detection (to make sure people are in focus). Image quality was impressive, as was the sharpness of the screen although, as with many compacts, in low light there was slightly more noise than we’d have liked. That aside, this is a well-built camera that’s worth the money.”

• thinkcamera reviewed the Ricoh R8 and gave out”the Ricoh R8 clearly is worthy of a second visit. Our early findings are only confirmed by greater familiarity. We could use it week in and week out for the next year and still cuss at having to reset the exposure compensation every time you go into the top adjust functions and we would still hanker after a hot shoe. More importantly though, we’d use it. A lot. This is the sort of camera that invites photographers to take photographs, and is not just another snapshot camera.”

Main Features:

• * An effective 10 megapixel CCD together with the popular image processing engine Smooth Imaging Engine V, this new CCD makes possible high-quality images that have both high-resolution and low noise.
• * High-resolution 2.7-inch, 460,000-pixel HVGA LCD
• * R8 has been given a totally new design emphasizing its beauty as a tool. Styling that intensifies a simple, functional beauty and eliminates design frills. A rubber grip that fits well in the hand and is easy to hold. An easy-to-operate mode dial. The many features of the R8 combine to achieve both functional beauty and ease of use
• * Ricoh’s original double retracting lens system has made it possible to equip theR8 with a 7.1x wide-angle zoom lens for a body with both operability and portability. Measuring only 22.6 mm at the thinnest point, the body features a 7.1x wide-angle zoom lens with a 28 200 mm range.
• * A shooting function for an image size aspect ratio of 1:1. This square format photography has proved very popular on Ricoh’s Caplio GX100 and GR DIGITALII

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