Ricoh Caplio R4 and RR630 announced

As usual, Ricoh's digital cameras are aimed a slightly more particular audience than your general compact digital cameras, but anyone interested in a machine with a 6 megapixel sensor, 7.1 optical zoom (seriously), 2.5-inch display, and optical image stabilization should take a look at Ricoh's new £249 ($435 US) Caplio R4; anyone looking for something slightly more budgetastic should peep Ricoh's £129 ($261 US) RR630, which itself has a 6 megapixel sensor, 3x zoom, 2-inch screen, and takes AA cells.

[Via Digicam Review]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 23rd 2006 9:10AM]

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[rbrome Posted Feb 23rd 2006 12:20PM]

Hot! I want that 7x zoom, assuming it collapses to something thin (it looks like it does).

[cuby Posted Feb 23rd 2006 4:28PM]

"caplio" reminds me of "cappio", which was i believe the first mass-production canned coffee drink. i still remember the cappio ads. will i remember these ricoh caplios similarly in 15 years? only time will tell.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 23rd 2006 4:58PM]

talk about stabilization, you need a tripod just to handle the fallax--uh, er, lense.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 23rd 2006 8:29PM]

QUESTION: What is the best ULTRA compact camera out there with at least 3x optical zoom and 4+ megapixels?

I vote for Casio Exilim EX-S600.

What do you think?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2006 1:01AM]

Why don't they sell these in the USA? :(

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 14th 2006 1:08AM]

Because no one likes you!

[NavParker Posted Apr 25th 2006 7:53PM]

Oh, THAT'S discrete looking!