Ricoh CX4 Review

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?

Product Overview

Overall rating:

88%

Ricoh CX4

Overall score:88%
Features:90%
Value:80%
Performance:90%
Image Quality:90%
Design:95%

Pros:

  • Design, impressive LCD screen, excellent image quality

Cons:

  • No Raw capture, no manual control, soft midtones

Product:

Ricoh CX4 Review

Manufacturer:

Price as reviewed:

£250.00
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.

  1. 1. Ricoh CX4 review – Features
  2. 2. Ricoh CX4 review ? Design and Performance
  3. 3. Ricoh CX4 review - Image Quality
  4. 4. Ricoh CX4 review ? Value and Verdict
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