Ricoh GR Digital IV - camera in a retro-style

Ricoh Company will release in mid-October, the camera GR Digital IV, which will replace the model GR Digital III.

Aimed at professionals novelty is executed in the style of analog devices 35mm Series GR, equipped with a 1 / 1, 7-inch CCD with 10 million pixels and a lens with F1.9 GR large aperture and fixed focal length of 28 mm.

Developers have provided a system of optical image stabilization and the "hybrid AF," High-3-inch display with automatic brightness control and a slot for the card format SD.

The model will be available in case of white and black for an estimated price of $ 800

Ricoh buys Pentax

Ricoh has decided to acquire the company division Pentax Imaging Systems for the production of digital cameras for the expansion in this market. Thus, the current owner of the Pentax - Company Hoya Corporation - will only unit for manufacturing of medical equipment. At Ricoh hopes that technology will help the company Pentax enter the market of light and compact camera with interchangeable lenses. The new owner will certainly come in handy and sales channels, developed Pentax. As expected, the transaction will be completed by mid-autumn. 

Ricoh PX - to rest and picnic is ready!

Company Ricoh has released a compact camera for active recreation, made in a sturdy waterproof case. 

 Novelty is not afraid of falling from a height of five feet and can stay for hours under water to a depth of three meters.  Additional protection can provide an optional carrying case, available in different color options.

 Novelty is equipped with 16-megapixels, a lens with a focal length of 28-140 mm in 35-mm equivalent of a 5-fold optical zoom, optical image stabilization system, image processing engine Smooth Imaging Engine IV and 2,7-inch display.

Ricoh CX5 - 10-megapixel camera with a fast auto focus

Ricoh has expanded its line of compact digital cameras model CX5, equipped with wide-angle lens with a focal length of 28-300 mm and 10.7-fold optical zoom.

The model is based on the 10-megapixel CMOS sensor with a diagonal 1 / 2, 3 inches and some fast hybrid auto focus system, which is to relieve some conditions it takes only 0.2 seconds.

The maximum level of sensitivity - 3200 of ISO, and the diagonal internal display up to 3 inches. Footage is stored in memory to 40 MB and the card format SD / SDHC capacity to 32 GB.

The camera can shoot HD-video in 720p format and display the content on external display with port HDMI.

Dimensions of novelty - 101,5 × 58,6 × 29,4 mm.

The cost model is not reported.

Ricoh CX4, 10-megapixel camera with 10.7 x optical zoom

The Ricoh company announced the Ricoh compact digital camera CX4, endowed with 10-megapixel CMOS image sensor with a diagonal 1 / 2, 3 inches. 

In the arsenal of the model processor Smooth Imaging Engine IV, wide angle lens with a focal length of 28-300 mm, image stabilizer, 3-inch TFT-LCD, 86 MB of memory and a slot for SD / SDHC card capacity up to 32 GB.

The device is also equipped with TV-out port and USB 2.0.

With the camera can shoot HD-video with a resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels at 30 frames per second.

Dimensions - 101,5 × 58,6 × 29,4 mm, weight - 205 PM

Living in Japan will be able to buy Ricoh CX4 is Sept. 3.