The Ricoh Caplio GX is a metal-bodied five megapixel model with a wide-angle 28-85mm equivalent 3x optical zoom lens, and offers an impressive 1cm minimum macro focusing distance.As with some of the company's other cameras, the Caplio GX is noteable for an impressively short shutter lag time - just 0.12 seconds. Other features include a 130,000 pixel 1.8-inch LCD display, optical viewfinder, built-in flash , hot shoe for external flash strobes, 16MB of built-in memory and Secure Digital card storage.

The Ricoh Caplio GX will go on sale tomorrow in Japan, with pricing set at ¥70,000 (approximately equivalent to US$621 / €517 / CAD$855 / £349, ignoring exchange rate fluctuations, taxes and duties). Full specifications and a product photo courtesy of Ricoh follow:

Ricoh Caplio GX
Dimensions (W x D x H)	113.6 x 29.0 x 58.0mm (excluding projections)
Interval Timer	Shooting interval: 30 sec. - 3 hours (30 sec. steps)
Power Source	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery 2x AA batteries (alkaline, NiMH) Optional AC adaptor
Self Timer	Delay: Approx 10 sec, 2 sec
Usable Temperature	0-40°C
Video Signal Method	NTSC / PAL switchable
Weight	Approx 205g (excluding battery, SD memory card, hand strap)
Exposure Adjustment	TTL-CCD photometric system: Multi (256 segments) Centre Weight Spot
Exposure Compensation	Manual compensation (+2 - -2 EV in 1/3 steps) Auto-bracket (-0.5 EV, 0, +0.5 EV)
Shutter	Still: 30, 15, 8, 4, 2, 1, -1/2000 sec (electronic/mechanical shutter) During long-term exposure has noise elimination function Motion: 1/30 - 1/2000 sec (electronic shutter)
White Balance	Auto, daylight, overcast, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, One push (manual), White balance bracket
Digital Zoom	4x (Maximum 12x in combination with optical zoom)
Flash Modes	Auto (automatic flash in backlight), Red-eye Reduction, On, Slow Synchro, Off Distance: 0.2 - 5.0m (W), 0.15 - 2.9m (T) (ISO auto or ISO400)
Focus	AutoFocus, Manual Focus, Fixed Focus (Snap), Infinity (includes AF auxiliary light)
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, ISO64, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600
LCD Monitor	1.8 low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD (approx 130,000 pixels)
Lens	Focal range: F: 5.8 - 17.4mm (equivalent to 28-85mm for 35mm film cameras) Step-zoom intervals: 4 steps (28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm) Brightness: F: 2.5(W) - 4.3 (T) Lens Structure: 9 glass elements in 7 groups
Object Distance	Approx 0.3m - infinity (Macro: Approx 0.01m - infinity, Telemacro: Approx 0.08 - infinity)
Shooting Capacity	Using DB43: Approx 3,700 pictures (continuous), approx 400 pictures (normal) Continuous reproduction of still pictures: Approx 340 minutes Using AA alkaline batteries: Approx 120 pictures (normal)
Viewfinder	Real-image optical zoom finder
CCD	1/1.8 inch primary-colour CCD with effective 5.13 million pixels (5.25 million square pixels)
Picture Modes	Fine, Normal, Non-compressed
Recording Format	Still: JPEG (Exif ver 2.21), Non-compressed (TIFF), DCF compliant, DPOF compliant Text: TIFF (MMR system) Motion: AVI (Open DML Motion JPEG format compliant) Sound: WAV (Exif ver 2.21)
Recording Media	SD Memory Card™ (3.3V 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512MB) Multimedia Card™ (16 / 32 / 64MB) Built-in memory (16MB)
Recording Modes	Still (continuous, S-continuous, M-continuous), Aperture-priority/Manual exposure, Scene (Portrait, Sports, Landscape, Night Scene, Text, High-sensitivity), Motion, S
Resolution	Still: 2592x1944, 2048x1536, 1280x960, 640x480 Text: 2560x1920, 2048x1536 Motion: 320x240, 160x120
Storage Capacity (no. of pictures) (Internal 16MB memory)	Still: 7 (2592x1944 Fine), 13 (2592x1944 Normal), 1 (2592x1944 Non-compressed) 10 (2048x1536 Fine), 20 (2048x1536 Normal) 20 (1280x960 Fine), 39 (1280x960 Normal), 141 (640x480 Normal)
Storage Capacity (Time) (Internal 16MB memory)	Motion: 44 seconds (320x240) 158 seconds (160x120) Sound: 33 minutes 53 seconds
Storage Data Capacity	Still: Approx 9.61MB (2592x1944 Non-compressed), Approx 1.79MB (2592x1944 Fine), Approx 1.03MB (2592x1944 Normal), Approx 1.29MB (2048x1536 Fine) Still: Approx 671KB (2048x1536 Normal), Approx 686KB (1280x960 Fine), Approx 356KB (1280x960 Normal), Approx 82KB (640x480 Normal)
AV Interface	Audio Out, Video Out
CPU	Windows: Pentium II or faster	Macintosh: Power PC or faster
Display	Resolution: 640x480 dots or more 256 colours or more (800x600 dots or more, 65,000 colours recommended)	Resolution: 640x480 dots or more 256 colours or more (800x600 dots or more, 32,000 colours recommended)
Hard Disk Space	Windows 98/98SE: 10MB or more (during installation) Windows 2000 Professional: 10MB or more (during installation) Windows ME: 10MB or more (during installation), Windows XP Home Edition/ XP Professional: 10MB or more (during installation)	Mac OS X 10.1.2 - 10.3: 100MB or more (during installation) 100MB or more (during operation)
Memory Space	Windows 98/99SE: 32MB or more (96MB or more recommended), Windows 2000 Professional: 128MB or more (256MB or more recommended) Windows ME: 64MB or more (96MB or more recommended), Windows XP Home Edition/ XP Professional: 128MB or more (256MB or more recommended)	Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2.2: 96MB or more (128MB or more recommended) Mac OS X 10.1.2 - 10.3: 128MB or more (256MB or more recommended)
Operating Software	Windows 98/98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows ME, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional	Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.1.2-10.3
Other	USB board, keyboard, CD-ROM drive, mouse required	USB board, keyboard, CD-ROM drive, mouse required
PC Interface	USB 1.1 (compatible with PC's with Windows 98/99SE/2000 Professional/ME/XP Home Edition/XP Professional preinstalled	Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 or Mac OS X 10.1.2-10.3
Accessories	AA Alkaline Battery x2 DB-43 Lithium-ion Battery BJ-2 Battery Charger USB Cable AV Cable CD-ROM Instruction Manual Hand Strap Soft Case Optional AC-4a AC Adaptor Optional PC Card Adaptor
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