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)

It all started with Ricoh Caplio RR730 that got now some small upgrades. Higher resolution 2.5-inch TFT-LCD screen and better lens resolution for better picture quality. Ricoh RR750 which is in fact an entry level digital camera, has a 7.16 megapixel CCD sensor, 4x digital zoom and 3x optical zoom.

Ricoh Caplio RR750 comes with a 32MB built-in memory, USB connectivity and one SD expansion slot. Working on two AA batteries, weighting 128g and with a combined zoom of 12x you can consider it a good solution for a point-and-shoot partner for photography on the go. Ricoh RR750 was only announced in Japan so far, with no release date or price.

[via Engadget]