Ricoh CX1 Digital Camera
(3 out of 5)
A compact camera with an impressive zoom lens and feature set, but mediocre image quality.
Review by Jeff Keller | Jun
9, 2009 |
+ ShareThe Ricoh CX1 takes the fundamental features from their R10 digital camera, and throws in a new CMOS sensor and a larger, ultra-high resolution LCD. The CMOS sensor allows for some neat tricks and faster continuous shooting. The Ricoh CX1 is a well-designed camera that packs a lot of zoom power in a small package, but ultimately disappoints in the image quality department. The CX1 is a capable camera with some really unique (and useful) features, but it's hard to recommend given its mediocre image quality.
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- Good exposure and color
- minimal purple fringing
- 7.1X, 28 - 200 mm lens in a compact, well-built body
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- Super high resolution 3-inch LCD display
- Quick to focus, no shutter lag, brief shot-to-shot delays
- Very nice continuous shooting mode
- Some manual controls, plus numerous bracketing modes
- Customizable adjustment menu, spots on mode dial, and Function button
- Handy level feature means no more crooked horizons
- Unique exposure level and white balance compensation features in playback mode
- Time-lapse photo mode
- Plenty of built-in memory
- Optional remote shutter release cable
| - Heavy noise reduction smudges fine details, even at base ISO
- Redeye a problem, no removal tool available
- Weak flash
- Focus distance guide in manual focus mode nearly useless
- Dated face detection and movie features
- Image stabilizer not available in movie mode
- Unappealing menu system
- No optical viewfinder
- Plastic tripod mount -- can't swap memory cards while camera is on a tripod
- No Mac software included
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