Testseek.com have collected 14 expert reviews of the Ricoh Caplio GX8 and the average rating is 72%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Ricoh Caplio GX8.
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14 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Feels a bit cheap. Lacks leap in quality youd expect for a 5MP cam.
The Caplio GX8 does everything except feel right. It has a high level of photographic control but image quality is so-so, kind of like the build quality ...
Easy to read manual, Excellent options offering full control, Shift focus function, Anti glare flash works well, 1 cm close ups, Easy to use full auto mode
No Case in box to protect the camera
Well quite simply this camera was a surprise to me and I am still learning how to use it to this day, I was really quite pleasantly surprised with the professional features at this price, ok around 300 GBP its not cheap but when you way up the features...
Abstract: Only three things in life are certain: death, taxes and an increased resolution for this years digital cameras. Although weve seen eight-megapixel cameras before, the GX8 is the first to carry a price tag thats safely under the Inheritance Tax thr...
Incredible value for money given the feature set, plus rock-solid build.
Internal memory only, small LCD, AA batteries.
I can’t help thinking that the improved resolution offered by the GX8 is largely superfluous since the same lens set up is doing the job of resolving that many more pixels. To my mind, overall speed of operation has been compromised, though this may...
Abstract: The Ricoh Caplio GX8 features a wide angle 3x optical zoom lens, an 8 megapixel sensor, and a 1.8" screen. The GX8 is available from around £240, making the GX8 extremely good value for money. The camera offers full manual controls and is...
Abstract: The Ricoh Caplio GX8 is a different digital camera. Different because of its design and different because of a number of unique features. The Ricoh Caplio GX8 is a digital compact camera with the shortest interval of release ever. It belongs to the cam...
Abstract: The black aluminium case of the Caplio GX8 has a traditional look but the feature list is bang up to date. In particular the 8 megapixel resolution is ahead of most digital compact cameras, particularly at the price. Instead of the long zoom lenses we...
Abstract: As I mentioned in the review of the Caplio R1V a few weeks ago, Ricoh has recently launched a range of new cameras in an effort to regain something of the dominant market position it had in the late 1990s. At the top of its new range is this, the impressi...
The Ricoh Caplio GX8 is a frustrating camera. Its one of the most usable, intuitive and well-designed digital cameras that I have ever reviewed. At the same time, however, the images that it produces are some of the worst that I have ever seen. Large...
