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Ricoh CX5

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User ratings:
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5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Pros

  • Preset is excellent with neutral colours
  • the zoom mechanism becomes quicker as you progress through the range
  • The 28-300mm range is very versatile

Cons

  • lacking in relation to its peers
  • battery and memory card cover is quite flimsy and the tripod socket is
  • The camera struggled to find faces when used on portrait scene mode

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 10 Mpx
  • 3648, 2736 px
  • 5.6
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Ricoh CX5 - Pros & Cons

Ricoh CX5

Pros

  • Preset is excellent with neutral colours
  • the zoom mechanism becomes quicker as you progress through the range
  • The 28-300mm range is very versatile
  • sharp display ensures that the various options and icons are clear and legible
  • well laid-out and designed menu system
  • Sharpness is also pleasing
  • bright and excellent to see

Cons

  • lacking in relation to its peers
  • battery and memory card cover is quite flimsy and the tripod socket is
  • The camera struggled to find faces when used on portrait scene mode
  • lack of image stabilisation (electronic or optical)
  • digital zoom and is not a match for true optical zoom
  • Auto white balance in fluorescent light is disappointing
  • the DR images have noticeably less saturated colours than the Normal version
  • The noise and loss of fine detail get progressively worse
  • compact flash card)
  • no LCD blackout between each image
  • images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting

Ricoh CX5 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
10 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3648 x 2736 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Ricoh CX5 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors11.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution3648 x 2736 px
Other resolutions
  • 3648x2432
  • 2736x2736
  • 3648x2048
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 1728x1296
  • 1280x9601
  • 640x480
ProcessorSmooth Imaging Engine IV
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom10.7 x
Digital zoom4.8 x
Minimum aperture3.5
Maximum aperture5.6
Focal length equiv28 - 300
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range11.81 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4
Flash modes
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Documents
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight6.21 oz
Width4.0 in
Height2.31 in
Depth1.16 in
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Power
Battery life (CIPA)330
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingyes
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Image editing modesResizing
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots920000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsAVI
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage40.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Maximum memory card size32.0 GB
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • Internal
Camera file systemExif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIno
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes

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Ricoh CX5 Ricoh - Editorial Reviews (15)

3.9
Based on 15 reviews
  • 5
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  • 2
  • 1
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Published: 10.10.2011
Ricoh CX5

How is it possible to take a compact digital camera that for most people is already perfect and improve upon its stellar features? It seemed as if this line had reached its pinnacle with the CX4, but in true Ricoh style, they weren’t about to let good enough suffice.

Ricoh CX5 Ricoh CX5 Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 04.02.2011
Ricoh CX5 Review | Photography Blog
4.0

Another busy 6 months has passed in the digital photography world, and right on cue, the Ricoh CX5 appears as the replacement for the already out-of-date CX4 compact camera. New features include a faster hybrid auto-focus system Super Resolution technology, three scene modes, and Eye-Fi card support. The CX5 retains the 10.7x lens, 720p HD movies, 3 inch screen, and 10 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor of its predecessor. Read the World's first Ricoh CX5 review to find out if it can keep up with the travel-zoom competition.

Ricoh CX5 Ricoh CX5 Review - Specifications
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Imaging Resource
Published: 26.01.2011
Ricoh CX5 Review - Specifications

Ricoh CX5 Review - CX5 Specifications

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Alphr
Published: 14.02.2011
Ricoh CX5 review
5.0

Like the Nikon S8100, the CX5 hides a huge lens in a small body. Behind the faintly boxy, 3cm-deep body lurks a lens that (converted to 35mm) runs from a wide-angle 28mm to a very long 300mm, with

Ricoh CX5 Ricoh CX5 Review
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Trusted Reviews
Published: 02.03.2011
Ricoh CX5 Review
4.3

Ricoh's CX5 features a specification befitting a advanced compact camera and a price-tag to match. But does it improve on the previous generation, the Ricoh CX4, enough to warrant the upgrade? Paul Nuttall finds out...

Ricoh CX5 Ricoh CX5 Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 26.01.2011
Ricoh CX5 Review

Ricoh CX5 review, find out how the CX5 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

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Photo Review
Published: 17.02.2012
Ricoh CX5
4.3

A minor upgrade to the CX4 model with faster autofocusing, three new scene pre-sets and two new colour options.Aside from cosmetic modifications, nothing much has changed in Ricoh's CX series of slimline digicams since the CX3 was released early last year. The sensor is the same 10-megapizel back-illuminated CMOS chip and the camera has the same retracting 10.7x optical zoom lens. But under the hood, there's a new, faster 'hybrid' AF system plus three new scene modes.

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Ricoh CX5 camera
4.0

Ricoh CX5 camera review: A large compact camera with a 10.7x zoom lens and plenty of useful features

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Amateur Photographer
Ricoh CX5 review
3.0

This compact camera with hybrid AF is claimed to focus in 0.2 seconds. Tim Coleman tests that claim in our Ricoh CX5 review

Ricoh CX5 Ricoh CX5 Review | Camera Decision
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Camera Decision
Published: 19.07.2011
Ricoh CX5 Review | Camera Decision
2.0

Ricoh CX5 is a 10.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized CMOS sensor and 28-300 mm F3.5-5.6 lens. Read our CX5 review to find its pros and cons.

Ricoh CX5 Ricoh CX5: Digital Photography Review
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DPReview
Published: 20.07.2011
Ricoh CX5: Digital Photography Review

Expert news, reviews and videos of the latest digital cameras, lenses, accessories, and phones. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums.

Ricoh CX5 Ricoh CX5 Review
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Trusted Reviews
Published: 02.03.2011
Ricoh CX5 Review
4.5

Ricoh's CX5 features a specification befitting a advanced compact camera and a price-tag to match. But does it improve on the previous generation, the Ricoh CX4, enough to warrant the upgrade? Paul Nuttall finds out...

Ricoh CX5 Ricoh CX5
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CNET
Published: 28.04.2011
Ricoh CX5

The Ricoh CX5 is a well-built camera with a few design and implementation flaws that might dissuade newcomers to the brand from picking up an otherwise good device.

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Ricoh CX5 camera
4.0

Ricoh CX5 camera review: A large compact camera with a 10.7x zoom lens and plenty of useful features

Ricoh CX5 Review : Ricoh CX5 Digital Camera
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Review : Ricoh CX5 Digital Camera

A company perhaps better known for photocopiers and large printers but they have produced <b>digital</b> <b>camera</b>s for a while. However this is the first of their units to have come my way, but all decent recent units have similar features.