Ricoh Caplio RR1 Digital Camera Review

The Ricoh Caplio RR1 digital camera is slim, trim and flat. It comes in a rectangular-shaped casing. Its size is too large to fit in pockets, but it’s still a compact digital camera with its dimensions of 5.3 x 2.9 x 1” (135.4 x 74 x 26.6 mm). It is also light, weighing at 9.5 oz (270 g). RR1 fits well in the users hand because of its flat and wide design.

The Caplio RR1 has an LCD size of 2.0 inches with resolution of 2,272 x1, 704 pixels. It does not have an optical viewfinder. Its LCD flips up from its body with tilting action of over 90 degrees. Under its monitor lies the control buttons used to navigate the menus and other options of the camera. It has a small status display panel that allows the user to shoot without activating the LCD. A tripod mount is on the side of its body.

RR1 has lots of modes to choose from. One of these is the Playback mode that allows the user to review the images captured by this digital camera.

The Playback mode options of this digital camera are:

- Resize
- Write-protect
- Printing ready
- Delete
- Crop
- Rotate

Still Shooting Mode allows the user to record still images.

The menus on this mode are as follows:

- Image with Sound
- Focus
- Flash Strength
- Red-eye Reduction
- ISO Sensitivity
- Date Imprint
- Split-Screen
- Sharpness
- Monochrome Mode
- Negative Mode
- Interval Mode
- Auto Bracket
- No Compression
- Photometry
- S mode
- Time Exposure

The Audio Recording mode of this digital camera allows the user to record audio as long as there is enough space in its memory. Text Shooting mode allows the user to record black and white text with this digital camera. On the other hand, Continuous Shooting mode allows the user to shoot in rapid succession with it. Its Movie mode allows the user to record moving images with sound as long as there is enough space in its memory card. Its Set mode allows the user to change its basic camera settings.

The options on this mode are as follows:

- Format
- Keep Settings
- LCD Confirmation
- Auto Power Off
- Beep sound
- Power Save Mode
- Sequential Numbering
- Date Setting
- Video out mode
- Language
- Initialize Settings

Accessories

- Wrist strap
- Lens cap with strap
- Soft case
- Operation manual and registration card
- Rechargeable battery pack
- Battery charger
- AV cable
- USB cable
- Software CD

Summary of Ricoh Caplio RR1 Features

- 4.13-megapixel CCD
- 3x, 7.3-21.9mm lens (equivalent to a 35-105mm lens on a 35mm camera)
- 3.6x digital zoom (640 x 480-pixel resolution size only)
- Auto focus option
- Manual focus options
- Two fixed focus settings
- Optical viewfinder
- Two-inch, TFT color LCD monitor with swivel design
- Automatic exposure control
- Maximum aperture of f/2.6 - f/3.4 (depending on zoom setting)
- Shutter speeds: 1/2,000 to 1 second
- Multi, Center-Weighted, and Spot metering options
- Adjustable white balance with six settings
- Adjustable ISO with equivalents of 150 (Auto setting), 200, 400, and 800
- Built-in flash with four modes, plus an intensity adjustment
- Movie, Audio, Text, Continuous Shooting, and Self-Timer recording modes
- JPEG, uncompressed TIFF, and Motion JPEG file formats
- Images saved to 72MB internal memory or SmartMedia card
- NTSC and PAL video formats, AV cable included
- USB cable for high-speed connection to a computer
- Interface software CD included
- Power from one rechargeable lithium ion battery pack (included)
- DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) compatibility

Pros: The Ricoh Caplio RR1 is very user-friendly, slim, and easy to handle with its wide body. The images look good as well as the color of the images captured by this digital camera. Judging the quality of the images taken by this digital camera, RR1 is one of the best cameras Ricoh has created to date.

Cons: Its image tonal range is a bit high when it comes to contrast. Its resolution is not that high compared to other camera. Despite its compact and slim casing, it is still too large to fit well in pockets.

Overall: The RR1 is portable at least to some extent such as when it comes to handling and carrying it in a bag. It has good image quality. The images captured by this digital camera have well-saturated colors and excellent details. Through its image quality, friendly and easy to use modes, and excellent performance, the RR1 is one of Ricoh’s best digital cameras to date.

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