Ricoh GXR P10 Review

4.5

June 9, 2010 | Mark Goldstein |

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Specifications

Ricoh GXR P10
Items		Specifications
Flash	Mode	Auto (flash fires when lighting is poor or subject is backlit), red-eye, on, slow sync, manual, off
	Range (built-in flash)	Refer to camera unit specifications.
	Flash compensation	±2.0 EV in increments of 1/2EV or 1/3EV
	Manual flash amount	FULL, 1/1.4, 1/2, 1/2.8, 1/4, 1/5.6, 1/8, 1/11, 1/16, 1/22, 1/32, 1/64
Picture display		3.0" transparent LCD; approx. 920,000 pixels
Shooting mode		Auto, program shift, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual, scene (movie, portrait, sports, landscape, nightscape, skew correction), " My Settings"
Picture quality		Fine, Normal, RAW (DNG) ^*1
Storage		SD/SDHC memory card, internal memory (approx. 86 MB)
File size		Refer to camera unit specifications.
File format	Photographs	JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.21)^*2, RAW (DNG)
	Movies	AVI^*3(Open DML Motion JPEG compliant)
	Compression	JPEG baseline compliant (photographs and movies)
Other shooting options		Continuous shooting (continuous, M-Cont Plus); self-timer (shutter release delay of approx. 10 s or 2 s, or custom setting); interval timer (intervals of 5 s to 1 hour in increments of 5 s)^*4 color bracketing; B&W (TE); color space selection; noise reduction; histogram display; framing grid; depth-of-field indicator; tilt indicator; hot shoe
Other playback options		Auto image rotation (when camera unit attached); multi-frame playback; playback zoom (up to 16x); resize
Interface		USB 2.0 (High-Speed) Mini-B connector; Mass Storage^*5; AV output (NTSC), HDMI connector (Mini HDMI Type C)
Video signal format		NTSC, PAL
Power source		DB-90 rechargeable battery (3.6V)
Battery life		Refer to camera unit specifications.
Dimensions (W x H x D)		113.9 mm x 70.2 mm x 28.9 mm (excluding projections)
Weight		Camera body (excluding battery, memory card, neck strap, and connector cap): 160 g Battery, neck strap, and connector cap: 66 g
Tripod screw hole		1/4-20UNC
Operating temperature		0 °C to 40 °C
Date storage time		Approx. 1 week
Operating humidity		85% or less
Storage temperature		-20 °C to 60 °C

*1	A JPEG file is also recorded (the JPEG file may be a fine or normal quality file with the same dimensions as the RAW file or a VGA file). RAW files use the standard DNG format promoted by Adobe Systems Incorporated
*2	Compatible with the Design rule for Camera File system (DCF, a JEITA standard) and DPOF. Full compatibility with other devices is not guaranteed.
*3	Audio: PCM 32 kHz, 16 bit monaural
*4	Flash off.
*5	Mass Storage is supported under Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista^®, and Mac OS X 10.4-10.5.7.

RICOH LENS P10 28-300 mm F3.5-5.6 VC
Item			Specifications
Effective pixels			Approximately 10 million
Image sensor			1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor (total pixels: approx. 10.60 million pixels)
Lens	Focal length		f=4.9-52.5 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28-300 mm)
	Aperture (F-number)		f/3.5 – f/5.6
	Focus range (from the front of the lens)		Normal shooting: Approx. 30 cm - infinity (wide-angle), approx. 1.5 m - infinity (telephoto)
	Macro shooting (from the front of the lens)		Approx. 1 cm - infinity (wide-angle), approx. 27 cm - infinity (telephoto), approx. 1 cm - infinity (zoom macro)
	Construction		10 elements in 7 groups (4 aspherical lens elements with 5 surfaces)
Zoom			10.7× optical zoom; 4.0× digital zoom (2.8x for movies, HD), approx. 5.7× auto resize zoom (VGA)
Focus mode			Multi AF; Spot AF; MF: Snap; ∞; Multi-trgt AF (AF auxiliary light and focus bracketing available)
Camera shake correction function			Image sensor shift method image stabilizer
Shutter speed	Photographs		1/2000 - 30 s (upper and lower limits vary according to shooting and flash mode)
	Movies		1/30 - 1/2000 s
Exposure control	Metering		Multi (256-segment), center-weighted, and spot modes (TTL metering with auto exposure lock)
	Mode		Program AE, aperture priority AE^*1, manual exposure, shutter, priority AE, move target function
	Exposure compensation		Manual (+4.0 to -4.0 EV in increments 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV), auto bracketing (-2 EV to +2 EV in increments 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV)
ISO sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity)			Auto, Auto-Hi, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200
White balance			Auto / Multi-P AUTO / Outdoors / Cloudy / Incandescent Lamp 1 / Incandescent Lamp 2 / Fluorescent Lamp / Manual Settings / Detail; white balance Bracketing
Flash	Range (built-in flash)		Approx. 20 cm – 4.0 m (wide-angle), approx. 28 cm – 2.5 m (telephoto) (ISO AUTO)
Shooting mode			Auto / program shift / aperture priority^*1 / shutter priority / manual /scene (movie, portrait, sports, landscape, nightscape, skew correction, dynamic range double shot, zoom macro) / “My Settings”
Continuous mode	Number of pictures shot in Continuous (Picture Size: RAW)		Noise Reduction off: 5 pictures; Noise Reduction on weak, strong, or MAX: 4 pictures
	Number of pictures shot in M-Cont Plus (1 set)		Low (3648 × 2736): 15 pictures (5 frames/sec.), Hi (1728 × 1296): 26 pictures (30 frames/sec.)
	Number of pictures shot in Ultra-high-speed Cont (1 set)		Low (640 × 480): 120pictures (60 frames/sec.), Hi (640 × 480): 120 pictures (120frames/sec.)
Picture quality^*2			FINE, NORMAL, RAW (DNG)^*3
Image size (pixels)	Photographs	16:9	3648 x 2048, 3264 x 1840
		4:3	3648 x 2736, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
		3:2	3648 × 2432, 3264 × 2176
		1:1	2736 x 2736, 2448 x 2448
	Movies		1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 320 × 240
File size (approx.)	RAW	16:9	NORMAL: 12,923 KB/frame, FINE: 14,160 KB/frame, VGA: 11,347 KB/frame
		4:3	NORMAL: 17,202 KB/frame, FINE: 18,854 KB/frame, VGA: 15,096 KB/frame
		3:2	NORMAL: 15,311 KB/frame, FINE: 16,779 KB/frame, VGA: 13,439 KB/frame
		1:1	NORMAL: 12,956 KB/frame, FINE: 14,195 KB/frame, VGA: 11,377 KB/frame
	L	16:9	NORMAL: 1,630 KB/frame, FINE: 2,779 KB/frame
		4:3	NORMAL: 2,169 KB/frame, FINE: 3,704 KB/frame
		3:2	NORMAL: 1,930 KB/frame, FINE: 3,295 KB/frame
		1:1	NORMAL: 1,633 KB/frame, FINE: 2,784 KB/frame
	M	16:9	NORMAL: 1,329 KB/frame, FINE: 2,253 KB/frame
		4:3	NORMAL: 1,761 KB/frame, FINE: 2,990 KB/frame
		3:2	NORMAL: 1,567 KB/frame, FINE: 2,660 KB/frame
		1:1	NORMAL: 1,327 KB/frame, FINE: 2,248 KB/frame
	5M	4:3	FINE: 2,287 KB/frame
	3M	4:3	FINE: 1,474 KB/frame
	1M	4:3	FINE: 812 KB/frame
	VGA	4:3	FINE: 197 KB/frame
Battery life			Based on CIPA standard DB-90: approx. 440 shots )^*4
Dimensions (W x H x D)	Camera unit only		68.7 mm × 57.9 mm × 44 mm (according to CIPA guidelines)
	When mounted on the GXR body		113.9 mm × 70.2 mm × 49.8 mm (according to CIPA guidelines)
Weight	Camera unit only		160 g (not including the lens cap or connector cap)
	When mounted on the camera body		367 g (including battery, SD memory card, and lens cap)
Operating temperature			0 °C to 40 °C
Operating humidity			85% or less
Storage temperature			-20 °C to 60 °C

*1	ND filter used for aperture priority AE aperture priority mode.
*2	The picture quality modes which can be set vary depending on the image size.
*3	A JPEG file is also recorded (the JPEG file may be a FINE- or NORMAL-quality file with the same dimensions as the RAW file or a VGA file 640 × 480 pixels in size). RAW files use the standard DNG format promoted by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
*4	For reference only; actual number of shots varies greatly according to how camera is used. We recommend that you carry spare batteries when in use for extended periods. (Shooting capacity was measured using CIPA-standard parameters. These are only estimates; performance may vary depending on usage conditions.)