Ricoh Caplio 500SE Review
Product overview
- Launch price:
- £550
- Launch date:
- 25th September 2007
Technical Specification
Accessories: Neck strapBattery Type: Rechargeable Li-ion
Camera Type: Compact
Colour: Black
Connectivity: Composite Video/Audio Output;USB
Dimensions: 133.0 x 74.0 x 78.5
Display Size: 2.5
Display Technology: LCD
Exposure bracketing: 3 steps in 1/2 EV step
Exposure Modes: Automatic;High Sensitivity;Macro;Programme;Text
Flash: Yes
Flash Modes: Auto;Fill-in;Off;Red-Eye Reduction;Slow-Synchro
Focusing Modes: Auto;Manual
Image Formats: AV;JPEG
Image Sensor Dimensions: 7.18 x 5.32
Image Sensor Resolution: 8.13
Image Sensor Type: 1/1.8inch CCD
ISO Settings: 100;1600;200;400;64;800;ISO Auto
LCD Display?: Yes
Lens Type: Zoom Lens
Longest Shutter Speed: 30
Max Aperture: 2.5
Max resolution (horizontal pixels): 3264
Max resolution (vertical pixels): 2448
Max. Captured Image Resolution: 3264 x 2448
Memory Types: SD
Metering Modes: Centre weighted;Multi-Segment;Spot
Min Aperture: 4.3
Min Shutter Speed: 2000
Movie Mode: Yes
Optical Zoom: 3
Shooting Modes: FrameMovie
Weight (g): 430
White Balance: Auto;Cloudy;Custom;Fluorescent;Outdoor;Presets
White Balance Presets: Incandescent
MPN: 174264
Price (GBP):
PhotoRadar review
An underwater camera that tries to do it all. But does it do it well? We find out...
This is one of those 'everything but the kitchen sink' cameras, featuring a wide-angle 3x optical zoom lens, rugged waterproof body and Bluetooth or Wi-Fi image transfer.
Sounds good in theory, the kicker being that it's only waterproof to a depth of about one metre.
The Wi-Fi feature costs an extra £50 too. Certainly, the case is very sturdy but the limited depth protection means it's only going to be useful for days out at the pool, or messing around on holiday.
That said, the wide angle lens is genuinely useful for panoramic shots (28-84mm equivalent on a 35mm camera) and the large rubberised body means you'd happily let younger family members use it too.
Image performance is reasonable without being spectacular, and noise is an issue across the ISO range. Nice try Ricoh, but if we were looking to spend £550, we'd go for an entry level SLR and then get a waterproof housing for it.
Posted by PhotoRadar on Wednesday, 15th July 2009 at 02:58pm GMT.
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