Ricoh Caplio R5 Review

Review Date: September 22nd 2006

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

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.)
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)
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.)
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.)
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,
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 � 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
Operating Temperature	0-40�Cs

* 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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