Ricoh GR Digital II Digital Camera - 1/1.75-inch CCD Sensor - 2.7-inch LCD Display - 10MP

Ricoh today announced the successor to its GR Digital premium compact. The Ricoh GR Digital II carries over the well-received 28mm equiv. lens from its predecessor, matching it to a new 10 megapixel sensor and new GR Engine II image processing system. For those of us with one leg longer than the other there is a new electronic leveling system à la Nikon D3 and the option to shoot TLR-style square images. Performance is said to be improved with a larger buffer memory and halved RAW file-write time with the option of continuous shooting. Battery life is also said to have come on leaps and bounds with up to 370 shots now possible on a charge - the original gave up after 250. The Ricoh GR Digital II will cost £399.99 when it hits UK shops in December.

Imaging Sensor

1/1.75" primary-color CCD with 10.01 million effective pixels(total pixels: 10.3 million)

Focal Length

5.9 mm (equivalent to 28mm on a 35mm camera)

Shooting Distance

Approx. 30cm from lens tip to infinity; Approx. 1.5cm from lens tip to infinity (macro)

Digital Zoom Magnification

Approx. 4.0X digital zoom. Approx. 5.7X auto-resize zoom (VGA images)

Focus Mode

Multi AF (CCD method)/Spot AF (CCD method)/Manual focus/snap/Infinity (focus lock and AF auxiliary light also available)

Shutter Speed

180, 120, 60, 30, 15, 8, 4, 2, 1 to 1/2000 sec. (Max. and min.Shutter speeds change according to shooting mode and flash mode)

Exposure metering mode

Multi Light Metering (256 segments), Center-weighted Light Metering, Spot Metering (TTL-CCD Metering Method, AE lock available)

Exposure Compensation

Manual compensation (+2.0 to -2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps), Auto bracket function (-0.5 EV, ±0, +0.5 EV / -0.3 EV, ±0, +0.3 EV)

Sensitivity

AUTO/AUTO-HI/ISO80/100/200/400/800/1600

White Balance Mode

Auto/Outdoors/Cloudy/Incandescent Lamp/Fluorescent Lamp/Manual Settings/Detail, White balance bracket function

Flash Mode

Auto (fires automatically when subject poorly lit or in backlight situations)/ Red-eye/Flash On/Flash Synchro/Flash Off

Flash Compensation

±2.0 EV (1/3 EV steps)

Picture Display

2.7-inch Transparent Amorphous Silicon TFT LCD, approx. 230,000 pixels

Shooting Mode

Auto Shooting Mode/Program Shift Mode/Aperture Priority Mode/Manual Exposure Mode/Scene Mode (skew correct/text/movie)/My Settings Mode

Interface

USB2.0 (High-Speed USB) Mini-B cable, Mass storage *8, AV output

Power Source

Rechargeable Battery (DB60) x 1, AC Adapter (AC-4c option), AAA Alkaline Batteries x 2, AAA Oxyride Batteries x 2, AAA Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries x 2

Battery Consumption

When CIPA-standard compliant DB60 used: approx. 370 pictures When AAA alkaline batteries used: approx 45 pictures*10

Operating Temperature

0°C to 40°C

Color

Black

Size (LxWxH)

10.7cm x 5.8cm x 2.5cm

Gross Weight

1.500kg

Package Type

Color Box