Overview

Ricoh CX5

 

The imaging philosophy that lies at the root of all Ricoh digital cameras: not just "high image quality" but "pure image quality, true to what is perceived by the naked eye." This is achieved through three core technologies—a low-distortion lens with true-to-life imaging properties, an image sensor with superior high-sensitivity performance, and an imaging engine that reproduces images in minute detail—that have been designed and developed as a single mechanism, offering unsurpassed resolution and faithful, unaffected color reproduction.

Back-illuminated CMOS sensor + Smooth Imaging Engine IV
The CX5 boasts a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor combined with advanced Smooth Imaging Engine IV image processing. Poorly-lit indoor or night scenes are rendered in pure, unblemished quality, as of course are brightly-lit subjects. An output pixel interpolation algorithm residing in dedicated logic circuits in the imaging engine reduces loss of detail in highlights to faithfully recreate high-contrast scenes exactly as they appear to the naked eye.

Super-resolution technology for high-resolution image quality
The CX5's super-resolution technology discerns the outlines, details, and gradations in the image automatically and processes the photograph based on the optimal settings for each. This allows the camera to record images with even higher resolution than with previous models.

Breakthrough noise reduction function
The camera's noise reduction algorithm processes the image signal as it is output from the CMOS image sensor, reducing the image noise that tends to occur in photographs taken at high sensitivities. The result is beautiful, limpid photographs with details, tones, and colors as vivid as those seen in the original subject.

Specifications

No. of Effective Pixels (Camera)		Approximately 10.00 million pixels
Image Sensor		1/2.3-inch CMOS (total pixels: approx. 10.60 million pixels)
Lens	Focal length	f=4.9-52.5mm (Equivalent to 28–300 mm for 35 mm film cameras. With Step Zoom set, option of any of eight fixed lengths: 28 mm, 35 mm, 50 mm, 85 mm, 105 mm, 135 mm, 200 mm, and 300 mm)
	F-aperture	F3.5 (Wide) - F5.6 (Telephoto)
	Shooting Distance	Normal shooting: Approx. 30 cm–infinity (Wide), approx. 1.5 m–infinity (Telephoto) (from the front of the lens) Macro: Approx. 1 cm–infinity (Wide), approx. 28 cm–infinity (Telephoto), approx. 1 cm–infinity (Zoom Macro) (from the front of the lens)
	Lens Construction	10 elements in 7 groups (Aspheric lens: 4 elements and 5 surfaces)
Zoom Magnification		Optical zoom: 10.7 x (Equivalent to 28–300 mm for 35-mm film cameras) Super-resolution zoom: 2.0 x, up to 21.4 x (Equivalent to 600 mm) when used with optical zoom Digital zoom: 4.8 x, up to 103 x (Equivalent to 2,880 mm) when used with optical zoom and super-resolution zoom Auto resize zoom: 5.7 x *1, up to 61.0 x *1 (Equivalent to 1,710 mm) when used with optical zoom
Focus Modes		Multi AF / Spot AF / Face-priority Multi AF (Contrast AF method with AF auxiliary light) / Subject-tracking AF / Multi-target AF (Contrast AF method) / Manual Focus / Snap / ∞ (Fixed focus method)
Image Stabilizer		Image sensor shift method image stabilizer
Shutter Speed *2	Still image	1/2000 – 1, 2, 4, 8 sec.
	Movie	1/2000 sec. – 1/30 sec.
Continuous Shooting	Continuous shooting speed *3	Approx. 5 frames/sec. (10M 4:3F; continuous shooting speed is approx. 3 frames/sec. for the 12th picture on)
	Continuous shooting capacity	999 pictures
Exposure Control	Metering Mode	Multi (256 segments) / Center-weighted light metering / Spot metering
	Exposure Mode	Programme AE
	Exposure Compensation	Manual compensation (-2.0 EV – +2.0 EV, 1/3EV steps), Auto bracket function (−0.5EV, ±0, +0.5EV)
ISO Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity)		AUTO / ISO100 / ISO200 / ISO400 / ISO800 / ISO1600 / ISO3200
White Balance Mode		Auto / Multi-pattern Auto / Outdoors / Cloudy / Incandescent 1 / Incandescent 2 / Fluorescent / Manual / White balance bracket function
Flash	Built-in Flash Mode	Auto (During low light and when the subject is backlit) / Anti Red-eye / Flash on / Slow Synchro / Flash off
	Built-in flash range	Approx. 20 cm – 4.0 m (Wide), approx. 28 cm – 3.0 m (Telephoto) (ISO AUTO, auto ISO with up to ISO1600, measured from the front of the lens)
	Flash compensation	+/-2.0EV (1/3EV Steps)
Monitor		3.0-inch Transparent LCD (approx. 920,000 dots)
Shooting Mode		Auto shooting mode / Movie mode / Scene auto mode / Scene mode (Portrait / Discreet Mode / Night. Portrait / Night Landscape Multi-shot / Sports / Landscape / Zoom Macro / Pets / Skew Correct Mode / High Sensitivity / Text / Fireworks / Cooking / Golf Swing Continuous Mode) / My Settings mode / Continuous mode / Creative shooting modes (Dynamic Range Double Shot / Miniaturize / High Contrast B&W / Soft Focus / Cross Process / Toy Camera)
Picture Quality Mode *4		F (Fine) / N (Normal)
No. of Pixels Recorded	Still image / Multi-picture	3648 x 2736, 3648 x 2432, 2736 x 2736, 3648 x 2048, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1728 x 1296 (Multi-Picture only), 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
	Movie	1280 x 720 *5, 640 x 480, 320 x 240
	Text	3648 x 2736, 2048 x 1536
Recording Media		SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards (up to 32 GB), Internal memory (Approx. 40MB) Compatible with Eye-Fi cards (X2 Series)
Image File Format	Still Image	JPEG (Exif ver. 2.3) *6
	Multi-picture	CIPA DC-007-2009 Multi-Picture Format
	Movie	AVI (Open DML Motion JPEG Format compliant)
	Compression method	JPEG Baseline Format compliant
Other Major Shooting Functions		Continuous, Self-Timer (Operation time: Approx. 10 sec. / Approx. 2 sec. / Custom self-timer), Interval Timer (Shooting time: 5 sec.–1 hr., in 5 sec. increments) *7, Color Bracket function, Focus Bracket function, AE/AF Target Shift, Histogram, Grid Guide, Electronic Level
Other Major Playback Functions		Grid View, Enlarged Display (maximum 16×), Resize, Level Compensation, White Balance Compensation, Trim, Flag, Slideshow, DPOF Setting
External Interface		USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) / Audio-Visual (AV) terminals (Mass storage compatible *8 AV Out 1.0Vp-p (75Ω)), HDMI Micro Output terminals (Type D)
Video Signal Format		NTSC, PAL switchable
Power Supply		Rechargeable Battery(DB-100) x1
Battery Consumption *9		Based on CIPA Standard: Using the DB-100, Approx. 280 pictures When Sleep is OFF *10
External Dimensions		101.5 mm (W) x 58.6 mm (H) x 29.4 mm (D) (24.4 mm at thinnest part)
Weight		Approx. 197 g (including the supplied battery and SD memory card) Approx. 176 g (Camera body only)
Operating Temperature Range		0°C - 40°C

1 VGA image size
2 Shutter speed upper and lower limits vary depending on Shooting Mode and Flash Mode.
3 Values measured under Ricoh measurement conditions using a Panasonic PRO HIGH SPEED 8-GB SDHC memory card. The continuous shooting speed and number of pictures will vary depending on the shooting conditions, the type of recording media used, the condition of the recording media, etc.
4 The picture quality modes that can be set vary depending on the image size.
5 When shooting movies of 1280×720 size, the use of an SD/SDHC memory card with an SD speed class of Class 6 or higher is recommended.
6 Compatible with DCF and DPOF. DCF is an abbreviation for the JEITA standard "Design rule for Camera File system." (Full compatibility with other devices is not guaranteed.)
7 With flash off.
8 The mass storage driver is compatible with Windows^® XP, Windows Vista^®, Windows^® 7, and Max OSX 10.1.2–10.6.4.
9 Shooting capacity was measured using CIPA-standard parameters. This is only an estimate. Actual performance may vary according to usage conditions.
10 Approx. 300 pictures when Sleep is set to [10 sec.].