Ricoh Caplio R5 review - Specification, pro and cons

Ricoh Caplio R5 review



Feature

• 7mp CCD sensor
• 7.1 optical zoom lens (28~200mm eqv) f/3.3~4.8
• 2.5" LCD 230k pixels
• vibration correction (anti-shake CCD sensor)
• 3.6X digital zoom/auto resize
• ISO auto, 64, 100, 200, 300, 800, 1600
• Video mode : 640X480 pixels, 30 fps with sound
• 1cm macro
• pictBridge support
• 10 scene modes including 2 customs scene modes
• 380 shot battery life

Pro

• very compact, stylish and solid body
• built in vibration reduction, enable steadier long range shot or night shots
• 7.1X optical zoom lens
• very fast focusing (spot AF) and shutter response
• fast continuous shooting mode (2.5fps)
• excellent macro mode
• very good battery life

Cons

• flash position, easy to put finger in front of it
• flimsy battery cover
• minor blue and red over-saturated
• noticeable noise at ISO 800 above

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Specification

Sensor : 8.2 megapixels, 22.5 X 15mm

SLR - focal length conversion : 1.6X

SLR lens mount : Canon EF/EF-S

Tested focal length : 17-85mm (27-136mm equivalent)

Tested aperture : f/4.0-f/5.6

Memory : CF type I and II.

ISO range : 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, extendable to 3200

Exposure mode : Auto, portrait, landscape, close-up, sports, night portraits, no flash, program AE, shutter priority AE, aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP

Metering modes : Evaluative (35 zones), centre-weighted, partial (9%), spot (3,5%)

Focusing modes : AI focus, one shot, AI servo, auto or manual focus point selection, manual.

Shutter delay : 0.25sec or less

Shutter speed : 30 - 1/8000sec plus B

Integral flash : G13 at ISO 100

Flash sync : 1/250sec

Flash modes : Auto, on, off, red-eye, slow sync, rear curtain, hotshoe

Drive modes : single, continuous (3fps or 5 fps)

Write times : JPEG 1 sec approx, RAW 2 sec approx

LCD monitor : 2.5 inch colour LCD, 230000 pixels

Weight : 700g body only, without battery or card

Power supply : lithium-ion, BP-511A

Battery llife : 750 shots, CIPA

Transfer mode : USB 2.0, pictBridge

Software : Includes Zoombrowser EX/image browser

Pro

• Auto focus speed is fast
• Evaluative metering produces good exposures.
• Colour rendition's very good
• produces sharp images, photos are rich and saturated
• 5fps shooting

Cons

• Noticeable noise at ISO 800 above
• dual funtion buttons and tricky power switch annoy.