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Model Name: Ricoh R8 
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General
Model Number: R8 
Camera Format: Compact 
Currently Manufactured: Yes 
Retail Price: $410.00
Street Price: $289.00
Date Available: 2008-03-31
Tripod Mount:  
Weight: 168g
5.9oz
Weight With Batteries? No 
Size: 102 x 58 x 26 mm
4.0 x 2.3 x 1.0 in
Image Capture
Image Resolution: 3648x2736, 3648x2432, 3264x2448, 2736x2736, 2592x1944
Continuous-mode frames/second:  
Movie Resolution: 640x480, 640x480, 320x240, 320x240
Movie Frame Rate: 30, 15, 30, 15
Movie Audio: Yes 
Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): 10.30
CCD Size (inches): 1/2.3" 
Focal Length Multiplier: n/a
Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 3:2
Sensor Type: CCD 
Effective Megapixels: 10.00 
Lens
Focal Length (35mm equivalent): 28 - 200 mm
Zoom Ratio: 7.14x
Digital Zoom: Yes 
Digital Zoom Values: 4.8x 
Auto Focus: Yes 
Auto Focus Assist Light? Yes 
Manual Focus: Yes 
Normal Focus Range: 30 cm to Infinity
11.8 in to Infinity
Macro Focus Range: 1 - infinity cm
0.4 - infinity in
Aperture Range: f/3.3 (wide) / f/5.2 (tele) - ??? 
Lens Thread:  
Lens Thread Type:  
Display
Optical Viewfinder: No 
LCD Viewfinder: Yes 
LCD Size (inches): 2.7
LCD Resolution (pixels): 460,000
Max Playback Zoom: 16x
Exposure
ISO Settings: 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
White Balance Settings: Auto, Outdoors, Cloudy, Incandescent, Incandescent 2, Fluorescent, Manual 
Shutter Speed Range: 8 - 1/2000
Exp Adj Range (EV): +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps
Metering Modes: 256-segment multi, center-weighted, spot 
Aperture Priority: No 
Shutter Priority: No 
Full Manual Exposure: No 
Self Timer: 2 or 10 seconds
Flash
Internal Flash: Yes 
Flash Modes: Auto Flash, Red-eye Flash, Flash On, Flash Synchro, Soft Flash, Flash Off 
Flash Guide Number (Meters): n/a
Flash Range Description:  
Ext Flash Connection: n/a
Image Storage
Usable Memory Types: SDHC / SD 
Memory Included (MB): 24.0
Uncompressed Format:  
CCD Raw Format: No 
Movie File Format: AVI (OpenDML Motion JPEG) 
Connectivity
Video Out: Yes 
Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): Yes 
Video Usable as Viewfinder:  
External Connections: USB 2.0 High Speed
Other Connection:  
Included Software: RICOH Gate La, Irodio Photo & Video Studio, Acrobat Reader, Ridoc Desk Navigator Lt, List Editor, Caplio Transfer Software 
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000 / Me / XP / Vista 
Power
Battery Form Factor: 1 x proprietary DB-70 
Usable Battery Types: Lithium Ion rechargeable 
Batteries Included: 1 x DB-70 Lithium Ion rechargeable
Battery Charger Included: Yes 
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