Ricoh Caplio R30

Good optical zoom range ; Excellent finish ; 26MB of internal memory

Poor image quality ; High image noise ; Colour rendition not even accurate

Good zoom, average images

Shake issues aside, this is an impressive camera – we liked its macro and wide-angle features. The Caplio R30 is easy to get to grips with and has plenty of onscreen customisation and information about settings.

Small enough to carry around in your pocket ; Customisable LCD screen ; 5.7x optical zoom lens ; High sensitivity and skew correction modes ; Good battery life ; Controls consistent with those of past Ricoh models

No support for USB 2.0 ; Full-press auto mode yields blurry images

Being familiar with some past Ricoh models, it's also noticeable that not a great deal has changed on the Ricoh LCD interface over the last year or two. While some might interpret that as a lack of innovation, we see it as a case of 'if it ain't broke,...

Good optical zoom range, Excellent finish, 26MB of internal memory

Poor image quality, High image noise, Colour rendition not even accurate

Good zoom, average images

Ricoh has historically manufactured products based on the concept of Expandability. In addition to the wide zoom, the new camera achieves increased photographic possibilities, anywhere, by employing an enhanced macro functionーRicoh's specialtyーand...

This camera takes good-quality shots, has a powerful zoom and is reasonably easy to point and shoot with.

Small size attractive camera ; Gives good results in photo shoot ; Battery timing is enough

Sensitive parts in this camera so take very much care of this little gem

Quick startup, long battery life

Pictures *VERY* grainy (Poor picture quality), VERY EASY at making pictures blurry and fuzzy