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New: RICOH Caplio GX100
Ricoh launches the Caplio GX100 compact digital camera with 24 to 72 mm
equivalent wide zoom and with a removable electronic viewfi nder.
Tokyo, Japan, March 28, 2007. Ricoh (President and CEO: Masamitsu Sakurai) announces the launch
of its new Caplio GX100 digital camera. The Caplio GX100 is a superior model that achieves high
picture quality thanks to the high-speed F2.5 aperture and high-performance 24 to 72 mm wide zoom
lens (35mm fi lm equivalent), 10.01 megapixel CCD, and “Smooth Imaging Engine II” packed into a
compact body just 25mm thick - a fi rst in the digital camera category.
The new Caplio GX100 is the successor to the popular Caplio GX8 (launched May 2005, open priced).
Caplio GX8 was a highly practical superior model featuring comprehensive manual shooting functions
and the expandability to allow system upgrades to meet various applications.
The Caplio GX100 is a high-performance camera packed with advanced functions including (1) a 24
to 72 mm equivalent high-performance wide zoom lens (Caplio GX8: 28 to 85 mm equivalent) that can
be expanded to even ultra-wide-angle shooting equivalent to 19 mm using the optional wide conver-
sion lens, (2) supports a removable electronic viewfi nder (LCD viewfi nder), and (3) high image quality
thanks to the 10.01 megapixel effective CCD (Caplio GX8: 8.24 megapixel) and popular Smooth Imag-
ing Engine II image processing.
Main features of the new Caplio GX100
1. 24 to 72 mm high-performance wide zoom lens in a compact body.
The newly developed 24 to 72 mm wide zoom lens (35mm fi lm equivalent) features a generous
confi guration of 11 elements in 7 groups, including aspheric surface lenses and high-refractive-
index, low-dispersion lenses. This optimal confi guration restricts distortion, chromatic aberration,
and light falloff at edges for wide-angle operations while delivering aperture light settings from
F2.5(Wide-angle) to F4.4(Telephoto).
The body size of 25mm is the smallest that can accommodate* a zoom lens of 24 mm or longer,
making it easy to carry and enjoy photography anywhere.
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Smallest volume as of 27th March 2007.
The 7 blade iris aperture enables fi ne tuning and achieves beautiful blurred backgrounds.
The optional wide conversion lens enables users to shoot 19 mm ultra-wide-angle photography
(but note a separate optional hood and adaptor set is required).
2. Removable electronic viewfi nder.
Supports a tilted and removable electronic viewfi nder.
Offers 100% viewfi nder coverage without parallax and multi information display similar to a LCD
monitor.
Great for photography in bright outdoor environments. Take photographs as though using a con-
ventional fi lm camera.
The electronic viewfi nder is included in the „Caplio GX100 VF KIT“.
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Press Release
Digital Cameras
London, 28
th
March 2007
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