Ricoh Caplio R7 review

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3.8

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July 30, 2009

Posted by: academy13

"Fundamentally flawed"

What I like:

Occasionally it allows you to take photos

What I don't like:

It has a fundamental flaw which renders the camera useless

Review:

I wanted a small capable camera to carry when I couldnt tote my Nikon SLR around. After reading several review site I chose the Ricoh over the Panasonic Lumix. That was a mistake as it was soon clear that the camera has very poor low light capability and the flash bleaches out subjects. That however is the good news as it means the camera is at least taking pictures. The bad news is that the camera simply dies- leaving the lens fully extended and the screen blank. I was able to get this repaired under warranty after the first failure, and after taking only a further 180 shots it has failed again- this time outside the warranty period and going by the experience of the long long list of disgruntled purchasers I am not expecting to be using this camera again. Does CNET ever reconsider or update its opinion in the light of real time experience of a product.