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Ricoh Caplio R6 Review
Review Date: May 10th 2007
Author: Mark Goldstein
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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 (Wide-angle)-5.2 (Telephoto) |
| Vibration Correction
Function |
CCD shift method |
| Zoom |
Optical 7.1x zoom
(equivalent to 28-200mm for 35mm film cameras);
Digital zoom: 4.8x , Maximum: 34.1x (equivalent to 960mm) 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. 0.25m-∞ (Telephoto), approx.
0.01m -∞ (Zoom Macro) |
| Shutter |
| Still |
8,4,2,1-1/2000
sec. |
| Movie |
1/30-1/ 2000
sec. |
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| 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
(Standard Output Sensitivity) |
AUTO, AUTO-HI, ISO64
/ ISO100 / ISO200 / ISO400 / ISO800 / ISO1600 |
| Flash (includes AF
auxiliary light) |
Flash Off / Auto
/ Red-eye Flash / Flash On / Flash Synchro / Soft Flash
Distance:* 3 Approx. 0.2-3.0m (W), 0.25-2.0m (T) (
ISO auto ) |
| Focus |
Autofocus, Manual
Focus, Fixed Focus (Snap), ∞(includes AF auxiliary light) |
| 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*4 |
SD Memory Card TM(32/64/128/256/512MB/1GB/2GB),
SDHC Memory CardTM (4GB), Multi Media CardTM ,
Internal Memory 54MB |
Storage Capacity
(No.of Pictures)
(Internal 54MB Memory) |
| Still |
3072
x 2304 (Fine: 19, Normal: 34), 3072 x 2048 (Fine: 22),
2592 x 1944 (Fine: 27, Normal: 47),2048 x 1536 (Fine:
38, Normal: 74), 1280 x 960 (Fine: 70, Normal: 133),
640 x 480 (Normal: 580) |
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| Storage Capacity
(Time) ( Internal 54MB Memory) |
| Movie |
51 seconds (640 x 480:
15 frames/sec.), 2 minutes 40 seconds (320 x 240:
15 frames/sec.), 9 minutes 23 seconds (160 x 120: 15
frames/sec.) 26 seconds (640 x 480:
30 frames/sec.), 1 minutes 22 seconds (320 x 240:
30 frames/sec.), 5 minutes 6 seconds (160 x 120:
30 frames/sec.) |
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| Storage Data Capacity
(File Sizes) |
| Still |
3072
x 2304 F: 2.57MB/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, Face Recognition, Sports,
Landscape, Nightscape, High-sensitivity, Zoom Macro,
B&W, Sepia, Skew Correction, Text, Movie) My Setting
1, 2s |
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| Recording Format |
| Still |
JPEG (Exif
ver. 2.21) DCF*5 compliant |
| Text |
JPEG (Exif
ver. 2.21) DCF*5 compliant |
| Movie |
AVI (Open
DML Motion JPEG format compliant) |
| Sound |
WAV (Exif
ver. 2.21 low) |
|
| LCD Monitor |
2.7" 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) * 6 |
| PC Interface |
USB2.0 Hi-speed(Mini
B cable), (choice of Ricoh original or mass storage driver*
7 ) |
| AV Interface |
Audio
Out , Video Out |
| Video
Signal Method |
NTSC
/PAL |
Dimensions
(W x H x D) |
99.6(W) x 55.0 (H)
x 23.3mm(20.6 at the thinnest part) (D) (excluding projections) |
| Weight |
Approx. 135g (without
battery, SD memory card, hand strap),
Accessories approx. 26g (rechargeable battery, hand strap) |
| Power Source |
rechargeable battery
(DB-70) x 1 |
| Shooting Capacity *
8 |
| Using DB-70: Approx.330 pictures |
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| Operating Temperature |
0°C-40°C |
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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 |
When the flash range
is set for ISO auto. |
| * 4 |
Estimated number of
still images it is possible to record |
| * 5 |
DCF is the abbreviation
of JEITA Standard "Design rule for Camera Files system."
( It does not guarantee perfect inter-camera compatibility.) |
| * 6 |
With flash off. |
| * 7 |
Mass Storage driver
is compatible with Windows Me/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS9.0-9.2.2, and,
Mac OS X 10.1.2-10.4.8.
It is not compatible with Windows 98/98SE or Mac OS 8.6. |
| * 8 |
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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