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Ricoh Caplio R5 Review
Review Date: September 22nd 2006
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Specifications
| CCD |
Effective 7.24 million pixels (total 7.41 million
pixels), 1/2.5-inch primary-color CCD |
| Lens |
| Focal length: |
f4.6-33mm (equivalent to 28-200mm for
35mm cameras. When setting Step Zoom, seven
fixed possible steps: 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm,
105mm, 135mm, and 200mm) |
Aperture (F value): F 3.3 (W)-4.8 (T) |
| Vibration Correction Function |
CCD shift method |
| Zoom |
Optical 7.1x zoom (equivalent to 28-200mm for 35mm
film cameras);
Digital zoom: 3.6x , Maximum: 25.6x (equivalent to 720mm)
when used with optical zoom.
Auto Resize zoom: 4.8x * 1, Maximum: 34.1x*
1 (equivalent to 960mm) when used with optical
zoom. |
| Subject Distance |
From lens tip: approx. 0.3m-∞ (Wide), approx.
1.0m-∞ (Telephoto) |
| Macro Subject Distance |
From lens tip: approx. 0.01m-∞ (Wide), approx.
0.14m-∞ (Telephoto) |
| Shutter |
| Still |
8,4,2,1-1/2000 sec. |
| Movie |
1/30-1/ 2000 sec. |
|
| Pixels |
| Still |
3072 x 2304, 3072 x 2048, 2592 x 1944, 2048
x 1536, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 |
| Text |
3072 x 2304, 2048 x 1536 |
| Movie |
640 x 480 (30 frames/sec.,15 frames/sec.),
320 x 240 (30 frames/sec.,15 frames/sec.), 160
x 120 (30 frames/sec.,15 frames/sec.) |
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| Picture Mode* 2 |
Fine, Normal |
| ISO Sensitivity |
Auto, ISO64, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600 |
| Flash (includes AF auxiliary light) |
Flash / Flash Off /Auto / Red-Eye reduction / Forced
Flash / Flash Synchro
Distance:* 3 Approx. 0.2-2.4m (W), 0.14-1.8m
(T) ( ISO auto ) |
| Focus |
Autofocus, Manual Focus, Fixed Focus (Snap), ∞ |
| Exposure Adjustment |
TTL-CCD Metering Method: Multi (256 segments), Center
Weight, Spot |
| Exposure Compensation |
Manual compensation (+2.0- -2.0 EV in 1/3 EV
steps), Auto-bracket (-0.5 EV, ±0,+0.5 EV) |
| White Balance |
Auto/Fixed (Outdoors, Cloudy, Incandescent Lamp,
Incandescent Lamp2, Fluorescent Lamp, Manual settings)
/ White Balance Bracket |
| Recording Media |
SD Memory Card TM(32/64/128/256/512MB/1GB/2GB),
Multi Media CardTM , Internal Memory 26MB |
| Storage Capacity (No.of Pictures)* 4
(Internal 26MB Memory) |
| Still |
3072 x 2304 (Fine:
9, Normal: 16), 3072 x 2048 (Fine: 10), 2592
x 1944 (Fine: 13, Normal: 22),2048 x 1536 (Fine:
18, Normal: 35), 1280 x 960 (Fine: 32, Normal:
62), 640 x 480 (Normal: 276) |
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| Storage Capacity (Time) ( Internal 26MB Memory) |
| Movie |
19 seconds (640 x 480: 15 frames/sec.), 1
minutes 16 seconds (320 x 240: 15 frames/sec.),*
5 4 minutes 28 seconds (160 x 120: 15
frames/sec.) 9 seconds (640 x 480: 30 frames/sec.),
39 seconds (320 x 240: 30 frames/sec.), 2 minutes
26 seconds (160 x 120: 30 frames/sec.) |
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| Storage Data Capacity (File Sizes) |
| Still |
3072 x 2304 F: 2.54MB/Screen
N: 1.48MB/Screen, 3072 x 2048 F: 2.28MB/Screen,
2592 x 1944 F: 1.84MB/Screen N: 1.06MB/Screen,
2048 x 1536 F: 1.32MB/Screen N: 672KB/Screen,
1280 x 960 F: 686KB/Screen N: 356KB/Screen,
640 x 480 N: 83KB/Screen (Sizes are approximate.) |
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| Recording Mode |
| Still Mode |
(Still, Continuous, S-Continuous, M-Continuous), |
| Scene Mode |
(Portrait, Sports, Landscape, Nightscape,
Skew Correction, Text, Zoom Macro, High-sensitivity,
My Setting 1, 2s), Movie mode, |
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| Recording Format |
| Still |
JPEG (Exif ver. 2.21) DCF* 6 compliant |
| Text |
TIFF (Exif ver. 2.21) DCF* 6 compliant |
| Movie |
AVI (Open DML Motion JPEG format compliant) |
| Sound |
WAV (Exif ver. 2.21 µ law) |
|
| LCD Monitor |
2.5" Transparent amorphous silicon TFT LCD (approx.
230,000 pixels) |
| Self Timer |
Delay: 10sec., 2 sec. |
| Interval Timer |
Shooting interval: 5 sec. - 3 hours (5 sec. steps)
* 7 |
| PC Inter face |
USB2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) mini-B, (choice of Ricoh original
or mass storage driver* 8 ) |
| AV Inter face Video Signal Method |
Audio Out , Video Out NTSC
/PAL |
| Dimensions (W H D) |
96.0(W) x 55.0 (H) x 26.0mm (D) (excluding projections) |
| Weight |
Approx. 140g (without battery, SD memory card, hand
strap),
Accessories approx. 30g (rechargeable battery, hand
strap) |
| Power Source |
Rechargeable battery (DB-60) x 1, AC adaptor (AC-4c) |
| Shooting Capacity * 9 |
| Using DB-60: Approx.380 pictures |
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| Operating Temperature |
0-40°Cs |
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* 1 VGA image size.
* 2 Only F (Fine) is available for 3072 x 2048 size. Only
N (Normal) is available for 640 x 480 size.
* 3 Distance is valid when ISO auto are set.
* 4 Estimated number of still images it is possible to record
* 5 Maximum recording time of 330 min. 42 sec. is possible
with a 2 GB SD card.
* 6 DCF is the abbreviation of JEITA Standard Design rule
for Camera Files system. ( It does not guarantee perfect inter-camera
compatibility.)
* 7 With flash OFF.
* 8 Mass storage driver is compatible with Windows Me/2000/XP
and Mac OS9.0-9.2.2 / Mac OS X 10.1.2-10.4.6. It is not compatible
with Windows 98/98SE or Mac OS 8.6.
* 9 Shooting capacity was measured using CIPA-standard parameters.
This is only an estimate, and performance may vary according
to usage conditions.
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