Feb 19

Ricoh’s CX1 point and shoot combines two shots for greater dynamic range, glory

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Ricoh's CX1 point and shoot combines two for greater dynamic range, glory

While high dynamic range is only recently getting some attention in the gaming and display worlds, for decades it’s been a tool of serious photographers wanting eye-popping exposures. Now Ricoh’s gone and offered it to the masses with its latest consumer digi cam, the CX1, creating a “dynamic range double shot” mode that takes two images nearly simultaneously with different exposures, then combines them automatically to present the best bits of both. It features a 9 megapixel CMOS sensor fronted by a 7.1x (28-200mm) lens and backed by a 3-inch LCD. VGA videos are a bit disappointing these days, but 120 frames per second can be captured at that resolution, which is good news for slow-mo junkies. UK release is mid-March for £299, about $430, and we expect/hope it’ll be lighting up dim photos Stateside around the same time.

Gallery: Ricoh CX1

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