Ricoh CX4 review
Review Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010
Author : Paul Nuttall
The CX4 is the latest advanced compact in the CX range from Ricoh. It has an eye-catching specification, but does it offer enough to compete with the big guns?
| Pros: | Design, impressive LCD screen, excellent image quality |
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| Cons: | No Raw capture, no manual control, soft midtones |
The CX4 is the latest advanced compact from Ricoh. It has an eye-catching specification, but does it offer enough to compete with the big guns?
Ricoh CX4 review – Features
The CX4 features the 10MP CMOS back-lit sensor that debuted in the CX3, which also offers HD video capture at 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, and at a frame rate of 30fps. A 10.7x optical zoom, offering a focal range of 28-300mm in 35mm equivalent terms, is also present. One area in which the CX4 has been improved over its predecessor, however, is image stabilisation - a completely reworked sensor-shift system now offers approximately three times the stability previously offered, Ricoh claims.
A 3in, 920k-dot LCD screen remains as does, disappointingly, the lack of Raw capture and full manual control. Rather than add Raw capture, Ricoh has added a new host of ‘Creative Shooting Modes'. These modes apply filters such as Cross Process and Soft Focus to images captured.
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July 12 22:40
Robert Needham
Marked barrel distorion at all but the middle focal lengths. Top right hand corner out of focus at all focal lengths. Marked colour fringeing on high contrast details.No increase in depth of field at "small"apertures, suspect ND filter or electronic equivalent is used. Otherwie good value at £234.