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
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 6 March 2008
Tags: ricoh, scale, shots, wheel
We like:
Endlessly tweakable; clean, accessible design; large screen; wide angle and large zoom lens
We don't like:
No full manual control
Also known as:
Ricoh Caplio R8
CNET UK judgement:
The Ricoh R8 may lack traditional manual controls, but it's still endlessly customisable even with a dead simple button and menu layout. The large screen, wide angle lens and long zoom make it worthwhile twiddling the menus to overcome some image issues.
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