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Ricoh Caplio 500G

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7 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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4 editorial reviews
A purpose-built digicam for the construction and resource industries that can also be used by adventurous photographers.Although neither the smallest nor sleekest-looking 8-megapixel digicam on the market, Ricoh's Caplio 500SE is nevertheless a very interesting camera. For starters, it has been designed to meet the needs of a very specific target market: outdoor photographers who need to keep track of where shots were taken and photographers who use map-based workflows. Design features that tailor this otherwise fairly standard digicam to meet these requirements include a robust camera body with all-weather usability and the addition of a Bluetooth radio module that can receive NMEA data streams from external GPS devices.Read more
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Pros

  • shots looked quite good
  • The shooting menu is straightforward
  • Flash performance was excellent at all ISO settings

Cons

  • No adjustments are provided in voice mode
  • screens but inadequate for display on TV sets
  • Video capabilities are somewhat limited

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 8 Mpx
  • 3264, 2448 px
  • 4.3
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 2.5 in
  • no

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Ricoh Caplio 500G - Pros & Cons

Ricoh Caplio 500G

Pros

  • shots looked quite good
  • The shooting menu is straightforward
  • Flash performance was excellent at all ISO settings
  • showed colour accuracy to be better than average and saturation to be well controlled
  • Image sharpness was also adequate with no visible evidence of over-sharpening
  • The optics are reassuringly sharp and impressive for its class

Cons

  • No adjustments are provided in voice mode
  • screens but inadequate for display on TV sets
  • Video capabilities are somewhat limited
  • low-resolution 320x240 video recording
  • The colour balance naturally tends towards warmer hues
  • generally seem over-emphasised
  • making red items pop and lose definition
  • left portion of the viewfinder is obstructed by the lens barrel

Ricoh Caplio 500G - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
8 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3264 x 2448 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Ricoh Caplio 500G - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors8.0 Mpx
Effective pixels8.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution3264 x 2448 px
Other resolutions
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Minimum aperture2.5
Maximum aperture4.3
Focal length equiv28 - 85
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range11.81 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Internal storage26.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Maximum memory card size1.0 GB
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo
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Image
ISO
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum64
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution3264 x 2448 px
White balance presets6
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatTIFF
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots153000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
Video recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight14.11 oz
Width5.24 in
Height2.91 in
Depth3.09 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensorno

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