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Ricoh R10 Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 11th Feb 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Ricoh |
| Price | £147.82 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £169.99 (Inc VAT) |
| Latest Price | Click here |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersA range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.
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Here's the usual test shot of the west window of Exeter cathedral to compare detail and sharpness with other cameras. Click on the image above to download a full-size version, or see below for a full-res crop.
The level of detail captured by the lens is impressive, but unfortunately the sensor just can't match the image quality.
Whether it's the quality of the lens or some clever automatic post-processing, this 28mm wide-angle shot shows no barrel distortion.
Centre sharpness is excellent.
Corner sharpness isn't too bad either, although there is some purple fringing around the highlights.
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theimer said on 12th February 2009
Frank said on 12th February 2009
No viewfinder, , , again.
Must be a goverment edict for compacts, I can't believe the manufacturers just operate a 'Simply not an option' sort of consumer ser... more
Peter Smithson said on 13th February 2009
I had the R6. I loved the zoom range and the ultra compact body. The menus were well designed and it had a lot of features for such a small camera. I don't think it's ... more
tulipfield said on 30th April 2009
I think this camera has something special by not being perfect, a collecters item for artistic users, I made a download of pics of its competitors in another review site and the ri... more
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Cliff, you wrote "Why Ricoh didn’t switch to the excellent 1/1.75-inch sensor from the GR Digital II is a mystery." Is it? With a larger sensor, which is indeed physicall... more