Ricoh R8 and R50, two new compacts
Posted February 19th, 2008 by Alex Ion
Ricoh just announced two new compact digital cameras today, R8 and R50.
Ricoh R8 is an upgraded version of the R7 released last year, that has a 2.7-inch hi-res LCD display with Smoothing Imaging Engine version III, features a 10 megapixel sensor with CCD-shift image stabilization, 7x optical zoom and up to 1600 ISO. It can capture video in VGA mode at 30 fps (avi format), has SD and SDHC cards, weighs 0.4 pounds and from March it should sell for $460, in black and silver.
Ricoh R50 on the other hand, only features a 5x optical zoom though it has the same sensor with shift image stabilization like the R8 above while the LCD is not offering the same hi-res display. Ricoh R50 is slimmer than the R8 and the price is $280. It’s going to be available in March as well.
Source: R8, R50 (translations)
