Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide

Review Date: 22nd June 2004

Page 1 Introduction / Price Page 2 Features Page 3 Design Page 4 Ease of Use Page 5 Image Quality Page 6 Sample Images Page 7 Conclusion / Links

Introduction

The 3.2 megapixel Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide was announced back in March 2004 and has been available since mid-May. It falls into the waterproof category of digital cameras - you can use it underwater at a depth of 1m or less for up to 30 minutes. As a digital camera it closely resembles other Ricoh cameras in terms of design and features, but it does have the added bonus of a wide-angle 28-85mm lens. The Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide also inherits the speed of the Ricoh Caplio G4, with a shutter response time of just 0.14 seconds, exceeding the speed of a conventional 35mm camera, and a very fast start-up time of 1.9 seconds, which allows you to capture the moment with a minimum of delay. There aren't too many digital cameras that can match this unique combination of speed, wide-angle lens and waterproofness, so does the Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide live up to its billing? Read my review to find out.

Price

The Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide has a recommended retail price of £349.99.

Page 1 Introduction / Price Page 2 Features Page 3 Design Page 4 Ease of Use Page 5 Image Quality Page 6 Sample Images Page 7 Conclusion / Links