February 19, 2008 - 09.40 GMT Ricoh introduces the new Caplio R8 compact digital camera featuring a 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom and 10 megapixel CCD. The successor to the Caplio R7 offers a large 2.7-inch, 460,000-pixel HVGA LCD and the same 1:1 aspect square format photography function that has proven popular on Ricoh's Caplio GX100 and GR DIGITAL II models. Ricoh's original double retracting lens system has made it possible to equip the new model with a 7.1x wide-angle zoom lens for a body measuring only 22.6 mm at the thinnest point...More |