Ricoh is a camera manufacturer that tends to swim against the current, not only in terms of product range but also in the way the schedules of their product announcements. While all the major announced their new toys just before or at the PMA in Las Vegas, Ricoh has decided to wait a few more weeks and let the world know about the new addition to its line of compact cameras in one Conversely, press.

The R8 is an update to the R7, launched a mere six months ago. The new model is just a small update. The main changes are the new, slightly Boxie design, the inevitable increase in megapixels (from eight to ten) and a larger 2.7 “screen has an impressive resolution of 460,000 pixels. 28-200mm equiv. And Zoom 3rd Generation Engine soft image taken from above.
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Ricoh has released a firmware update for the GR Digital II compact camera. Version 2.30 includes manual control of flash and the ability to save settings for white balance compensation under “My Settings”. A new feature, “Today’s shooting” shows the number of recorded images at a time when the power is off. The next update of the recent firmware update (v1.16) for the CMOS-based CX1 correct some minor problems.

Click HERE for more information and to download the firmware v2.30 for Ricoh GR Digital II