Typical price: £300
What is it: 7x zoom compact with high-dynamic-range mode
What we think: Packs plenty of useful features, but the high-dynamic-range mode is only partly successful
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 26 March 2009
Tags: Ricoh, Ricoh CX1, edge, controller, continuous shooting
We like:
Attractive design and interface; excellent 4 frames per second continuous shooting at full resolution; good high-dynamic-range mode -- in the right conditions
We don't like:
High-dynamic-range shots can be easily spoilt; small and fiddly joystick; fairly expensive
CNET UK judgement:
The Ricoh CX1 is smart, elegant, clever and quirky, but the high-dynamic-range mode is imperfect, and, while you might swoon over many of its cleverer gadgets in the shop, you may later find you never use them -- for example, the seven-shot focus bracketing. On a professional-level SLR, this stuff might make sense, but not on a pocket-sized snapper with a titchy sensor
Full review:
You can always rely on Ricoh to do something different. The CX1 has a high-speed CMOS sensor that allows 4 frames per second continuous shooting at full resolution, and an unusual high-dynamic-range mode that really works -- if you're careful. Your £300 will also get you a 7x zoom, image stabilisation and rather good 76mm (3-inch) LCD display. Continue Reading...
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