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Ricoh Caplio R7

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Pros

  • crisp outlines are preserved and clear
  • image quality is excellent
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • the motors being too noisy and the image being too soft on screen
  • The screen suffered badly from purple banding with the light
  • No flash gives a cooler image in ambient light

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 8 Mpx
  • 3264, 2448 px
  • 5.2
  • Multi point, Spotus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Ricoh Caplio R7 - Pros & Cons

Ricoh Caplio R7

Pros

  • crisp outlines are preserved and clear
  • image quality is excellent
  • solid and well-built
  • Battery life is good
  • The metal frame is solid and sturdy
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • menu operations can be operated quickly and easily with one hand
  • sophisticated brightness and colour-tone adjustment
  • R7 is almost entirely made of aluminium
  • and feels solid
  • is very pleasant looking

Cons

  • the motors being too noisy and the image being too soft on screen
  • The screen suffered badly from purple banding with the light
  • No flash gives a cooler image in ambient light
  • lack of antishake mechanisms resulted in a few blurred shots
  • poor quality screen
  • spidery creaking noise
  • it is very hard on viewing images
  • no aperture or shutter priority
  • there is no aperture or shutter priority
  • Lithium ion Connectivity
  • firmware reduces images in size to fit onto the screen

Ricoh Caplio R7 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 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

Ricoh Caplio R7 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors8.0 Mpx
Effective pixels8.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution3264 x 2448 px
Other resolutions
  • 3264x2176
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom7.1 x
Digital zoom4.8 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture5.2
Focal length equiv28 - 200
Focus adjustmentManual
Autofocus
  • Multi point
  • Spotus
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
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.0
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Design
Body typeUltracompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage24.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
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Image
ISOAUTO
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum64
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution3264 x 2448 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyes
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playbackMovie
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Dimensions
Weight4.76 oz
Width3.92 in
Height2.17 in
Depth0.92 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
Timelapse recordingyes
GPSno
Orientation sensorno

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Ricoh Caplio R7 Ricoh - Editorial Reviews (9)

4.2
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Ricoh Caplio R7 Ricoh Caplio R7
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Published: 26.10.2007
Ricoh Caplio R7

The Ricoh Caplio R7 is a camera that takes charge. Available in orange, silver and black flavours, this camera boasts a mini joystick plus the standard clickpad to navigate settings. Changing the white balance and exposure has never been easier and that certainly shows a bit of design gumption

Ricoh Caplio R7 Ricoh Caplio R7 Review
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Trusted Reviews
Published: 03.12.2007
Ricoh Caplio R7 Review
4.4

What Digital Camera test review of the Ricoh Caplio R7

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Published: 30.10.2007
Ricoh Caplio R7
4.5

With a 28mm wide-angle and 7x zoom, this new Ricoh should be a popular camera.

Ricoh Caplio R7 Ricoh Australia Caplio R7
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Ricoh Australia Caplio R7
3.8

Ricoh's R7 is a great compact camera for those after a speedy model with a big zoom and optical image stabilisation. There are units out there that take better pictures but this model is more than adequate in that regard.

Ricoh Caplio R7 Photography Blog
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Ricoh Caplio R7 Ricoh Caplio R7 review | Stuff
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Published: 31.08.2021
Ricoh Caplio R7 review | Stuff

Ricoh may not be one of the big camera names, but when it comes to small snappers it offers excellent value for money. Can this 8MP live up to this pedigree?

Ricoh Caplio R7 Ricoh Caplio R7
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DPReview
Published: 28.08.2007
Ricoh Caplio R7

Ricoh has updated its R-series of big-zoom compacts with the Caplio R7. The optical specs remain the same as its predecessor the R6 with a 28-200mm equivalent lens and CCD-shift image stabilization but the capture side gets an overhaul with an 8.15 megapixel sensor - up from 7.2 MP - and an upgrade to image processing with Smooth Imaging Engine III. Available in black, silver or orange, the Caplio R7 will be in UK shops from September 2007 at under £230.

Ricoh Caplio R7 Ricoh Caplio R7 gets reviewed
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Engadget
Published: 12.11.2007
Ricoh Caplio R7 gets reviewed

Ricoh's recently-released Caplio R7 digital camera certainly has the specs to get the job done and, judging from Photography Blog's new review, it looks like the camera as a whole stacks up pretty nicely as well.

Ricoh Caplio R7 Ricoh Caplio R7 review
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TechRadar
Published: 22.10.2007
Ricoh Caplio R7 review
4.0

It'll make you stand out from the crowd