Ricoh CX3 Review

4.5

February 12, 2010 | Mark Goldstein |

Buy a CX3 10MP CMOS Digital Camera with 10.7x Wide Angle Optical Macro Zoom and 3.0 inch LCD (Black)

Specifications

Items		Specifications
No. of Effective Pixels (Camera)		Approximately 10.00 million pixels
Image Sensor		1/2.3-inch CMOS (total pixels: approx. 10.60 million pixels)
Lens	Focal length	f=4.9-52.5mm (Equivalent to 28-300 mm for 35 mm film cameras. With Step Zoom set, focal lengths can be fixed at eight steps: 28 mm, 35 mm, 50 mm, 85 mm, 105 mm, 135 mm, 200 mm, and 300 mm)
	F-aperture	F3.5 (Wide) - F5.6 (Telephoto)
	Shooting Distance	Normal shooting: Approx. 30 cm - infinity (Wide), approx. 1.5 m - infinity (Telephoto) (from the front of the lens) Macro: Approx. 1 cm - infinity (Wide), approx. 28 cm - infinity (Telephoto), approx. 1 cm - infinity (Zoom Macro) (from the front of the lens)
	Lens Construction	10 elements in 7 groups (aspheric lens: 4 elements and 5 surfaces)
Zoom Magnification		Optical: 10.7x zoom (equivalent to 28-300 mm focal length for 35 mm cameras) Digital: 4.8x up to 51.4x (equivalent to 1440 mm) when used with optical zoom Auto Resize: 5.7x^1 up to 61.0x^1 (equivalent to 1710 mm) when used with optical zoom
Focus Mode		Multi AF (contrast AF method) / Spot AF (contrast AF method) / Face-Priority AF / Continuous AF / Multi-target AF / MF / Snap / ∞ (with AF Auxiliary Light)
Motion Blur Reduction		Image sensor shift method image stabilizer
*Shutter Speed^2**	Still image	8, 4, 2, 1 - 1/2000 sec.
	Movie	1/30 - 1/2000 sec.
Continuous Shooting	*Continuous shooting speed^3**	approx.5 frames/sec. (10M 4:3F shooting time; shooting speed after 12 pictures is approx. 3 frames/sec.)
	Continuous shooting capacity	999 pictures
Exposure Control	Exposure Metering Mode	Multi Light Metering (256 segments) / Center-weighted Light Metering / Spot Metering
	Exposure Mode	Program AE
	Exposure Compensation	Manual Exposure Compensation +/-2.0EV (1/3EV Steps), Auto Bracket Function (-0.5EV, ±0, +0.5EV)
ISO Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity)		AUTO, ISO80 / ISO100 / ISO200 / ISO400 / ISO800 / ISO1600 / ISO3200
White Balance Mode		Auto / Multi-pattern Auto / Outdoors / Cloudy / Incandescent Lamp / Incandescent Lamp 2 / Fluorescent Lamp / Manual Settings, White balance bracket function
Flash	Flash Mode	Auto flash (fires automatically in low-light conditions and when the subject is backlit) / Red-eye Flash / Flash On / Flash Synchro. / Flash Off
	Built-in flash range	Approx. 20 cm - 4.0 m (Wide), approx. 28 cm - 4.0 m (Telephoto) (ISO Auto/ISO Auto Maximum 1600, from the front of the lens)
	Flash compensation	+/-2.0EV (1/3EV Steps)
Monitor		3.0-inch Transparent LCD (approx. 920,000 dots)
Shooting Mode		Auto shooting mode / Scene auto mode / Dynamic range double shot mode / Continuous mode / Scene mode (Portrait / Sports / Pets / Night. Port. / Nightscape / Miniaturize / Landscape / High Sens / High Contrast B&W / Discreet Mode / Zoom Macro / Text Mode / Skew Correct Mode) / My settings mode / Movie mode
*Picture Quality Mode^4**		F (Fine) / N (Normal)
No. of Pixels Recorded	Still image/multi-picture	3648 x 2736, 3648 x 2432, 2736 x 2736, 3648 x 2048, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1728 x 1296 (multi-picture only), 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
	Movie	1280 x 720, 640 x 480, 320 x 240
	Text	3648 x 2736, 2048 x 1536
Recording Media		SD memory card SDHC memory card (up to 32 GB), Internal memory (approx. 88 MB)
Recording File Format	Still Image	JPEG(Exif ver.2.21)^*5
	Multi-picture	CIPA DC-007-2009 Multi-Picture Format
	Movie	AVI (Open DML Motion JPEG Format compliant)
	Compression method	JPEG Baseline method compliant
Other Major Shooting Functions		Continuous, Self-Timer (operation time: approx. 10 sec. / approx. 2 sec. / custom self-timer), Interval Timer (Shooting interval: 5 sec. - 1 hour (5 sec. steps), Color Bracket function, Focus Bracket function, AE/AF Target Shift, Histogram, Grid Guide, Electronic Level
Other Major Playback Functions		Grid View, Enlarged Display (maximum 16x), Resize, Level Compensation, White Balance Compensation, Trim, Flag, Slideshow, DPOF Setting
Interface		USB 2.0 (High-Speed USB) Mini-B, Mass storage compatible^*6/ AV Out 1.0Vp-p (75Ω)
Video Signal Format		NTSC, PAL switchable
Power Supply		Rechargeable Battery: DB-100 x1
*Battery Consumption^7**		Based on CIPA Standard: Using the DB-100, approx. 310 pictures (when LCD Dim is on)^*8
External Dimensions		101.5 mm (W) x 58.3 mm (H) x 29.4 mm (D) (according to CIPA guidelines)
Weight		Approx. 206 g (including the supplied battery and SD memory card) Approx. 185 g (body only)
Operating Temperature Range		0°C - 40°C

*1	VGA image size
*2	Shutter speed upper and lower limits vary depending on Shooting Mode and Flash Mode.
*3	Values measured under Ricoh measurement conditions using a Panasonic PRO HIGH SPEED 8GB SDHC memory card. The continuous shooting speed and number of pictures will vary depending on the shooting conditions, the type of recording media used, the condition of the recording media, etc.
*4	The picture quality modes which can be set vary depending on the image size.
*5	Compatible with DCF and DPOF. DCF is the abbreviation of the JEITA standard "Design rule for Camera File system." (Full compatibility with other devices is not guaranteed.)
*6	Mass storage driver is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS9.0-9.2.2, and Mac OSX10.1.2-10.6.1
*7	Shooting capacity was measured using CIPA-standard parameters. This is only an estimate, and performance may vary according to usage conditions.
*8	When LCD Auto Dim is off: approx. 290 pictures