Ricoh Caplio R4 - well-styled compact digital camera that provides a level of specification and shooting options akin to a much more expensive camera. A new square-pixel type, 6-megapixel sensor provides plenty of resolution for larger prints or cropping and is ably assisted – on the spec side of things – with a comprehensive raft of features.
A large 2.5-inch colour screen is nice to use, performing well in very bright conditions thanks to its single-touch brightness adjustment that can help when direct sunlight can make it hard to compose a shot.
At ISO 800, the camera throws all its toys out of the pram and you get some serious noise all over the images. However, thanks to the anti-shake system, you can shoot a lower ISOs than you might otherwise be able to get away with and because the anti shake works well, particularly at longer focal lengths when the limited maximum aperture of the optics means shutter speeds quickly drop into camera shake territory.