Ricoh has introduced a successor to its GX100 pocket camera. The GX200 improves upon the earlier model with 12.1-megapixel resolution; Ricoh’s new Smooth Imaging Engine III image processor; and a 460,000-dot, 2.7-inch LCD. Ricoh says the camera’s f/2.5-4.4, 24mm-72mm (35mm equivalent) zoom lens has also been enhanced to accommodate the higher resolution of the new sensor. The GX200 retains the optical image stabilization, removable electronic viewfinder (EVF), and advanced controls of its predecessor. The removable EVF attaches to the camera’s hotshoe to provide an eyepiece viewing option that offers a clear and accurate view when lens converters are used and in difficult lighting conditions. The hotshoe can alternatively accommodate an external flash unit.
The GX200 maintains compatibility with the optional DW-6 wide-angle lens converter that was first released with the GX100, and supports a new TC-1 telephoto lens converter and a hinged lens cap that opens and closes automatically when the lens extends and retracts. The DW-6 converter gives the lens a 19mm (35mm equivalent) wide angle and the TC-1 gives it a 135mm (35mm equivalent) reach. .
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