Ricoh R8

With the Caplio R7 rating as one of our favourite point-and-shoots of last year, the Ricoh R8 has a lot to live up to -- and it does. While you don't have many manual controls, this retro-style compact is feature rich and certainly tweakable, appealing to...

Endlessly tweakable; clean, accessible design; large screen; wide angle and large zoom lens

No full manual control

The Ricoh R8 may lack traditional manual controls, but it's still endlessly customisable even with a dead simple button and menu layout. The large screen, wide angle lens and long zoom make it worthwhile twiddling the menus to overcome some image issues.

The Ricoh R8 is a 10 megapixel camera with a 7.1x optical zoom lens. The lens is wide angle and the R8 also offers image stabilisation, plus a large and clear 2.7 inch LCD screen. Picture quality is good in most situations and the camera has a stylish, re...

LCD screen clarity - novel design - sharpness

Skin tones in some portrait shots

This is a retro style camera with a wide angle lens. Picture quality is good and I like the camera. It is a bit bigger than pocket sized, but it does have its own distinctive style.

As a northerner, it's easy to make a joke about how the name of the new Ricoh R8 sounds like a typical greeting. Instead he bids good day to the fine and courteous ladies

Lovely design, Great features, AF & AE spot control, 1cm macro

Nasty noise, Continuous shooting records all images as one image

I took great pleasure using the Ricoh R8 with it's ease of use and decent features. It also looks good on the arm with the vintage styling

Sexy? Check. Small? Check. This snapper look like a regulation compact, but what lurks beneath?

Bright LCD

Less manual control

If you can live without the features, the R8's a cracking, reasonably priced compact.

10-megapixel compact with square format shooting options

This isn't the sexiest compact camera in town, neither is it the cheapest. But if you can get past the outer aesthetics, the Ricoh R8 is a reliable, swift and, more importantly, intuitive model to use. Although it doesn't have the most durable casing, and...

The Ricoh R8 is a 10Mp compact camera with a 7x optical zoom and face-detection technology.

If you want a small camera with a big lens and screen, the Ricoh R8 is worth considering, especially if you need up to 7x optical zoom from a compact camera. A much improved rear screen adds to this sturdily built camera.

Easy to use; good build quality; high-resolution display; fast operation

Lack of mode information on LCD; no manual exposure modes

An updated design with excellent ease of use and reasonable pictures

This quirky compact makes sure it never feels ordinary

Fantastic picture quality; Lots of features; Great fun to use

No RAW support; Flash creates blue tint in photos

The problem here is that the three requisite functions arent grouped together or, in this case, even on the same page â€" you really need to know this camera inside out before you can make the most of it

Ricoh piles on the style in the long-zoom compact stakes

The Ricoh R8 is an expensive camera, but it does offer a unique specification and very distinctive style. Build quality is superb, and the design of the body and control interface makes it a real pleasure to use. Performance is also very good, the 28-200m...

Announced on the 19th of February 2008, the Ricoh R8 is Ricoh's latest pocket zoom digital camera - and features a wide angle 7.1x optical zoom, image stabilisation, a 2.7" screen, VGA video recording, and a 10 megapixel sensor. The camera has moved more

The Ricoh R8 looks and feels great, and is capable of taking some great photos. The camera has a sharp wide angle 7.1x optical zoom lens, and is almost ultra compact, similar in size to other ultra compact cameras such as the IXUS 90 IS. Ricoh appear to h...