Ricoh GX200 Digital Camera

Ricoh announced the new GX200 digital camera, which is the successor of the Caplio GX100. Ricoh GX200 is a 12.1 Megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom. It can do 24mm Wide angle and 1cm macro. It supports ISO sensitivity up to 1600,  and has integrated flash and CCD-shift-type image stabilizer.

The “GX200 has an internal electronic leveller which lets you view the horizontal or vertical indicator while watching the LCD display.” It has 54MB internal memory and supports SDHC memory cards up to 16GB. GX200 comes with a 2.7-inch LCD display.

Press Release

Ricoh release their new camera – the RICOH GX200

Dated: 24 June 2008

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
Tokyo, Japan June, 24, 2008 Ricoh Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Shiro Kondo) has announced today the development and release of the GX200. 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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