Ricoh Caplio R7 Review

The Ricoh Caplio R7 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a 7x zoom lens equivalent to 28-200mm on a 35mm camera, yet it’s only 23mm thick and weighs just 135g. A mere 6 months on from the previous R6 model, the Ricoh R7 adds more megapixels and a slightly tweaked user interface, whilst retaining the optical image stabilizer and 1cm macro mode of the R6. Does the new Ricoh R7 offer a better all-round package than the R6, and is it still our point-and-shoot camera of choice? Read our Ricoh R7 review to find out.

Website: Ricoh Caplio R7 Review

Published: Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Reader Comments

1. EXCELLENT

   Barrie Keall at 08:42am on Friday, November 23, 2007

2. Great review, but I don't think you mentioned that the WAV recording functionality (great for narration and general comments) which has been available since the R1 has been unfortunately dropped for the R7.

   Catherine at 11:47am on Monday, November 26, 2007

3. An in depth review, well written. My ONLY criticism is that you skipped the substantial manual controls/over-rides available (focus, metering, exposure compensation etc.). As the R7 is primarily 'point & shoot', that's reasonable; however it's also a pocketable 'tool' for the serious photographer.

   I Davies at 07:25pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2007

4. Many thanks for your very helpful review. I'm looking forward to being able to test the camera myself now as your review convinced me that it was the camera that was just right for what I need from a pocket camera.

   Lesley Hirst at 12:00pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2007

5. Thanks for bringing this camera to my attention. The review was thorough, and quite helpful. My only question would be that the purple fringing appeared worse in the sample photos than the text would imply. But overall an excellent discussion of what appears to be an excellent camera.

   Pat Keller at 07:39pm on Friday, February 01, 2008

6. Great review, on my way to order
   Thanks.

   Pierre Wouters at 02:37pm on Monday, February 25, 2008

7. Great review and very useful. I would, however, like to know more about how to take good indoor portrait shots using the flash. I currently find the portrait mode heavily overexposes peoples faces. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

   Simon Chambers at 11:23am on Thursday, March 20, 2008

8. Very good review with good analysis of
   sensibility and noise. Thanks.

   smau at 01:12pm on Sunday, March 30, 2008