Waterproof & shock resistant camera

• Brand: Ricoh
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Digital Cameras

Photokina 2010 news - Ricoh releases the new Ricoh G700 digital camera with water and dust resistance for safe and reliable use even in difficult environments such as those encountered in on-site work situations. Successor model to the popular Ricoh G600, the new Ricoh G700 shock resistant camera has achieved shock resistance capable of withstanding a 2.0 m drop (1.5 m when wide conversion lens is attached) in Ricoh drop testing carried out based on US Department of Defense standards, and it is also capable of underwater shooting for up to two hours at depths up to 5.0 m. In addition, the Ricoh G700 features newly added chemical resistance to ethanol and hypochlorous acid as well as strengthened security functions such as password-protection.

Ricoh CX4

• Brand: Ricoh
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Digital Cameras

Photokina 2010 report : Ricoh announces the release of the new CX4 compact digital camera. This new design offers high-power (10.7×), wide-angle 28-300 mm optical zoom and improved image-sensor-shift image stabilization in a workmanlike yet stylish package. The new Ricoh CX4’s evolved image-sensor-shift image stabilization reduces blur on average by the equivalent of about 3.7 EV-3.7 shutter-speed stops-for improved performance under dim indoor lighting and at high zoom ratios. The Ricoh CX4 camera also offers a new "subject-tracking AF" autofocus system that automatically tracks your subject, ensuring that photographs are in focus and correctly exposed whenever you choose to release the shutter.

Ricoh R10

• Brand: Ricoh
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Digital Cameras

Ricoh announced the development and release of the Ricoh R10. In addition to its 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom lens (28-200 mm in 35 mm film equivalent focal length), the new Ricoh R10 digital camera features a 460,000-dot HVGA monitor, an electronic level, and other new capabilities to further enhance its utility as a tool for easy photography with advance photographic functions. The new Ricoh R10 is the successor model to the very popular Ricoh R8 ( launched March 7, 2008), which featured a 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom lens, a high-resolution 10 megapixel CCD, Smooth Imaging Engine III, and a body combining operability and portability. We probably will see the Ricoh R10 at the Photokina Show.

Ricoh Caplio 500SE

• Brand: Ricoh
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Digital Cameras

Ricoh introduces the new Ricoh Caplio 500SE wide digital camera. Meet the advantages of Bluetooth and wireless transmissions with the Ricoh 500SE camera. You can easily shoot clear photos with its renowned 28mm wide-angle zoom lens, 8 Megapixel resolution, and 3x optical zoom. Additionally the Ricoh Caplio 500SE has a high resistance to water, dust and shock and let you concentrate on the scene without worrying damaging the digital camera. Ricoh’s 28mm wide-angle zoom lens can capture larger areas than the 35mm lenses of conventional digital cameras. When you have limited space to capture the shot, you can easily capture it with the new Ricoh Caplio 500SE camera.

Ricoh Caplio R5

• Brand: Ricoh
• Subject: Digital Cameras
• Category: Digital Cameras

Ricoh Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Masamitsu Sakurai) has announced the release of the new Caplio R5 digital camera featuring a 7.1x optical wide zoom lens (28-200 mm in 35 mm camera format), the highest zoom in the compact class (among compact digital cameras less than 150 g). Combining the Caplio R5’s Ricoh-original CCD-shift vibration correction method and brand new image processing engine greatly expands the range of shooting in low light areas producing high quality images at even higher ISO settings with low noise. The new Caplio R5 succeeds the standard setting Caplio R4 with wide angle / high-magnification zoom (open priced, launched March 17, 2006, featuring effective 6.04 megapixel CCD).