Typical price: £250
What is it: 10-megapixel performance compact with 7x zoom
What we think: Wide and long lens makes it worth diving headfirst into the simple menus for decent results
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8 May 2008 in Reviews
Best long zoom compact cameras
The average compact camera packs a 3x zoom, while anything larger than 10x qualifies as a superzoom. We've picked four of our favourites from the space in between
1 May 2008 in Crave
Camera compensation: Cashback offers for spring
Spring has sprung, and cashback is in the air. Sony, Nikon, Canon and Ricoh are offering a range of cashback offers on assorted cameras
21 Feb 2008 in Crave
Hands on with the Ricoh R8: Putting the R8 in gr8?
The Ricoh R8 apple has fallen far from the R7 tree, with this 10-megapixel point-and-shoot looking nothing like its predecessor. We like the 7.1x zoom and wealth of features
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