Ricoh has released an updated firmware for the CX2 digital camera. Firmware update version 1.13 fixes problems with the step zoom and manual focus.

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Rugged Digital Cameras For Backpacking, Cycling, Boating And The Worksite
 
A whole bunch of new waterproof and shockproof digital cameras have become available since the spring of 2008, when this guide was originally published. I decided to update the article so it refers to the most current (as of August 2009) outdoor-friendly point-and-shoot digital cameras. These are cameras that have some level of moisture resistance and/or can take some physical abuse - cameras made for the beach, camping, fishing, skiing, etc. Right now Canon, Fujifilm, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, and Ricoh all offer at least one camera that fits somewhere in the waterproof, shockproof, outdoor point-and-shoot spectrum.

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Ricoh has announced the new GR Digital III camera. The GR Digital III features superb image quality with its new 10 megapixel senor, a new image processing engine (GR ENGINE III), a 28mm f/1.9 GR Lens, a 3.0-inch 920,000-dot VGA LCD, and enhanced performance in areas such as quick shooting, operability, and power of expression. The GR Digital III is a successor to the GR DIGITAL II and achieves a whole new level of image quality. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the themes at PMA this year was waterproof point-and-shoot cameras. It seems the camera makers have all decided the time has come for underwater digital cameras. For the past few years, underwater point-and-shoot digital cameras have been the exclusive domain of Olympus and Pentax. Pentax got the ball rolling back in 2005 with their 5-megapixel OptioWP. Then Olympus introduced the Stylus 720 SW, which was shockproof as well as waterproof. Both companies have had several updates since they first started making underwater cameras and depth ratings have gone from 5 feet to over 30 feet. But until recently, there wasn’t any other competition (with the exception of Ricoh’s 10-megapixel G600, which isn’t readily available in the US). That has decidedly changed now, and the features and performance of waterproof cameras have matured as well. Underwater cameras used to be pretty basic point-and-shoots but the new models we saw at PMA are no-compromise, high-performance cameras that also happen to be waterproof.
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Ricoh has announced its latest digital camera, the CX1.

The Ricoh CX1 features 9.29 megapixels, a 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom lens (28-200mm in 35mm film equivalent focal length), 3.0-inch 920,000-dot VGA monitor, multi-target AF function, 4 frame per second high-speed continuous shooting mode, macro shots as close as 1 cm, antiblur function, and face recognition mode. Read the rest of this entry »

The quest for the Ghrrrail continues!

Ricoh GX200 Press Release
This week, Ricoh announced their newest high-end compact digital camera, the 12-megapixel GX200.

We in the States probably don’t give Ricoh the attention they deserve, but they are to be commended for doing their best to create the grail that so many of us seek. Apparently, they’ve got a lot of things going for them in the camera usability department. The GR and GX-series cameras get solid reviews on the web, and they seem to have a strong following of satisfied customers.

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