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
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Ricoh CX1 compared to other compact cameras
 Ricoh CX1 |
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 |
 Samsung ST1000 |
 Canon PowerShot S90 |
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| Review date | 26 Mar 09 | 25 Mar 09 | 27 Nov 09 | 4 Nov 09 |
| Editor's rating |
7.4
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9.4
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9.1
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9.1
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| Price range | £300 |
£190.00 - £269.00
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£222.98 - £304.48
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£349.99 - £399.00
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| Review summary | 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 Read full review |
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 not only does more than you could possibly expect from any pocket-sized camera, it does it spectacularly well. Other cameras may be smaller, cheaper or offer more manual control, but, as a package, the TZ6 provides unparalleled practicality, versatility and quality Read full review |
The Samsung ST1000 is what you get when you combine a super-slim camera with the latest wireless-connectivity and touchscreen technology. Samsung's experience in mobile-phone design surely plays a part here. We've seen wireless cameras before, but this, at last, is how it should be done Read full review |
The Canon PowerShot S90 is a cracker. It's not just elegant, compact and beautifully made -- it also combines high-end photographic controls with a straightforward interface, a seriously good lens and image quality that raises the bar for all other camera makers Read full review |
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