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Ricoh GX200 with View Finder Kit |  | Brand: Ricoh
Category: Photography
Buy New: £324.00
as of 8/9/2010 19:34 CDT details
New (3) from £324.00
Seller: Morris Photo
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 517
Media: Electronics
Display Size: 2.7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.9 x 4.5
MPN: GX200
Model: GX200
EAN: 4961311848056
ASIN: B001BP30U0
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 12 Megapixel | | • | Wide Angle Zoom | | • | LOW NOISE | | • | Enhanced Image Editing | | • | RAW File Format |
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Product Description
A high-end, 24 mm super-wide-angle, optical zoom,
digital compact featuring high resolution 12 megapixel
CCD coupled with the latest imaging engine SIE III
The GX200 is able to reproduce high quality images from edge-to-edge
with low noise and natural gradation. This camera succeeds the award
winning Caplio GX100 compact digital camera introduced in April 2007.
The GX200 inherits the popular features of the GX100 such as a 24 to 72
mm (35 mm film equivalent focal length) high-performance wide-angle
optical zoom lens on a 25 mm thin pocketable compact body, a wide
variety of manual shooting functions, and a removable tilting electronic
viewfinder. The new GX200 achieves increased resolution via its 12
megapixel CCD and dramatic noise reduction with the addition of the new
image processing engine Smooth Imaging Engine III.
Already a popular part of the Caplio GX100, the high-resolution wide-angle
lens unit has been further configured to enable picture taking at an even
higher resolution.
With a large wide-viewing angle 2.7-inch 460,000 dots HVGA LCD and an
electronic level function, for horizontal and vertical shooting, the GX200
contains extensive shooting functions to enable camera lovers to enjoy
and create stunning photographs.
This model comes in two package types with different accessories. The
GX200 package contains: rechargeable lithium ion battery, battery charger,
AV cable, USB cable, CD-ROM, strap, and lens cap. The GX200 VF KIT
package contains all the above accessories plus the electronic viewfinder.
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| Customer Reviews:
The Perfect Compact September 5, 2009
J. Bowman (London, England)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've owned this kit (GX200 and VF-1 viewfinder) for about three months now and have used it quite extensively. Like many people in the market for a 'serious compact', I checked the main alternatives, in particular the Canon G10, the Lumix LX3 and also the fixed focal length Ricoh GRD II which all seemed like excellent cameras. For some reason though, I was drawn towards the GX200 as its features best matched what I was looking for.
I like the size, shape and feel in the hand and the camera feels well constructed. The operating system is a breeze to use and the function buttons and wheels give the flexibility and usability of an SLR. It is very easy to set up focus/exposure modes, image quality, ISO settings etc, and you can easily configure the main controls to personal preferences. The 24mm equivalent wide angle lens is great for buildings and 'big sky' landscape shots. Image quality is very good, certainly on a par with some SLRs I have used (I also have a Canon EOS 400D with a couple of prime lenses and a couple of zooms) and the 1cm macro allows shots which would not be possible at this price on an SLR. I generally use the electronic viewfinder most of the time as the shooting information is on the screen and the tilting mechanism allows for some more unusual angles, especially when shooting buildings from below. I haven't used the RAW function too much as generally I've been happy with the quality of JPEGS but it's nice to have. The f2.5 lens and image stabilisation allows a reasonable degree of low light shooting and the flash output can be manually adjusted. In fact I've found that leaving the flash on one-eighth power has been perfectly sufficient for my purposes. I not too keen on using high ISO settings and naturally, the image quality does suffer once over 200 ISO, but switching to B&W mode actually gives a warm grainy feel to the pictures. Battery life is really good, I managed well over 400 shots off one charge and the battery meter had only just started to go down. The ability to slip in a couple of AAA batteries in case the main battery runs out is a really good back-up feature though. One fantastic feature is the ability to take shots at intervals between 5 seconds and three hours, brilliant for experimenting with time-lapse photography. In manual mode, exposures can be set up to 180 seconds so great for some long exposure shots as well.
In short this GX200 has everything (and more) I could want wish for from a compact camera and would highly recommend it.
Highly recommended July 20, 2009
Charlanon (London)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I wanted a good quality, reasonably light compact with a wide-angle lens, viewfinder and manual exposure mode. I nearly overlooked the GX 200 because of a lukewarm review in `What Digital Camera' (WDC) magazine. Subsequently I found reviews in other magazines and blogs that were much more favourable.
For me it came down to a choice between this and a Canon Powershot G10. I went for the GX 200 because it's lighter (208g vs 350g), less bulky; and also I really liked the fact that the shooting settings are brought up into the viewfinder.
Ergonomically it's a pleasure to handle with convenient controls and a clear menu system. The quality of the results is excellent. I had one moment of anxiety when I noticed white speckling and fringing on viewing photos with the supplied Irodio editing software. However this seems to be a feature of the software, because the fringing goes away when using other editors and in prints.
As noted in the WDC magazine review, the flash does seem overpowered when used for portraits in auto mode, but that's easily remedied by switching to manual mode and reducing the setting. The other criticism they had (high noise) is unlikely to be problem for me as I rarely shoot in low light conditions. In any case this was not reported as a problem by other reviewers.
One minor gripe: if you want a lens cover that automatically opens when the camera is powered up you have to buy this as an accessory.
A good little camera December 13, 2009
Mr. Jonathan B. Allen (Royston,, Herts, United Kingdom)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've had my GX200 about three months now, and I am really enjoying using it. I can take it anywhere as it will fit easily in a coat pocket and it has some really useful features. In my view anyway. it can be set to shoot square format, which is something i like, as I find myself cropping a lot of the DSLR stuff i take to square anyway. get the electronic viewfinder by the way, don't do that daft arms length squinting ;-) Also, when you set the GX200 to black and white, you see in black and white through the viewfinder, which is nice, and can teach you a lot about tonal values etc. The other function i use a lot is the setting whereby you can take a black and white jpg and a colour raw at the same time. That way I get to see the shot in mono through the viewfinder and get a reasonable quality mono jpg while at the same time getting a better quality RAW image which I can convert to mono in Pshop or whatever. 12 mpixels, but it's not going to be as good quality as my D90 due to the smaller sensor, but with some care you can get excellent results that you could print to A3.
The other thing I like is that I feel less inhibited taking pics with the ricoh, and I find I am learning much more about what i like to photograph. My D90 tends to be used for more static stuff these days. The Ricoh is my walk around camera. Thoroughly recommended. (mine came with a spare battery which is ideal. One in the camera, one on the charger. ) enjoy.
The best compact camera I could find! March 11, 2010
Christian Cloud (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was looking for a compact camera which could do good panoramic shots. This is quite a demanding task because it requires a wide angle lens and a very good clear detail at the same time.
It could be said that the compact cameras are the last choice of cameras to be used for panorama because of their noise/grain in images when zoomed to 100%, this is the result of the very small sensor usually used in them.
However, Ricoh GX200 performs so well that it could compete with many big DSLRs. There is no significant noise or grain even when the photo is enlarged 100% which makes it an ideal small panoramic camera and perhaps the best compact camera on the market. The images are incredibly sharp, there is no smudged details even grass and trees looks natural when zoomed in.
However, it cannot compete with big DSLRs when taking night photography - so far I could not make it come up with a low noise image even with low ISO when taking night shots.
The attachable viewfinder is very useful, manly in two situations: when taking photos from unusual angles and when the sunlight obliterates the screen. One thing you must be careful about: if you use flash and lift the viewfinder entirely up it will push the flash down! This is not a problem but something one needs to be aware of. It is good to have a bag big enough to keep the viewfinder always on, for this camera has a real advantage with its viewfinder attached, appart from taking very sharp photos, over other compact cameras.
It looks "dodgy", but in the end it is the image that counts. This is a professional compact camera which has quite an amazing array of features, including beautifully clear display. It can also work on 2 AAA batteries.
A perfect compact camera for me would be the one which could do as sharp ultra wide photos as Ricoh GX200, have 10x optical zoom, make good night photos, record HD videos, have an external stereo microphone input, be able to run on USB power for the very long video or time-laps recording. Am I asking too much? No!
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