(I have just updated this post with links for the CX1 versus F200EXR in terms of high ISO nightshots, together with some shots showing the barely noticeable purple fringing in CX1's images. My initial conclusion is that Ricoh has made the CX1 tick. The coming replacement models for GRDII and GX200 should therefore be something really exciting)
(CX1 @ ISO 800)
Ricoh's CX1 has started selling on the market in this part of the world. In Hong Kong, it is officially priced at HK$ 3,080 (around US$395). Impatient users (impatient because they have already bought it without waiting for a proper review) have uploaded some photos to various websites. From the photos I have seen, the CX1 performs quite good in rendering images in difficult lighting situations. The high ISO images are not bad for a camera with such a small sensor, and the improvements are actually very visuable.
The price can go down a bit to make it really competitive though.
Shots with DR Double Shot mode on/ off
| Off | on-low | on-mid | on-high |
High ISO and Comparative Shots
| ISO | ||
| Nightshot | ||
| Comparative shots | 1600 (R10) | 1600 (CX1) |
| 200 (R10) | 200 (CX1) | |
| More Comparative Shots | 154 (GX200) | 200 (CX1) |
Purple Fringing [ISO/ Full Size Crop]
| 80/ Crop | 100/ Crop | 200/ Crop |
More shots by Hirsan and Digitalbear can be viewed at full resolution here and here. Some DR mode shots are here.
Comments
very good work....
i am not happy wiht DR mode... it looks worse!
could you take a picture of something more like the HDR look that we can find in the net?
what do you think of this camera?
is it better than canon sx200 is or panasonic tz7 or tz5 or samsung wb500/wb550 ???
its the best r series for sure!!! night shots are very good!
could you put a picture to test the different colour modes? the colours look a little pale... i prefer vivid but i like the result
thanks
http://ricoh-gx.blogspot.com/2009/03/so-you-want-to-read-reviews.html
It is a general reply, not specially pointed just to any of your questions.
Nevin