Ricoh to debut highly anticipated RICOH GR III high-end digital compact camera at Photokina 2018
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation today announced it will debut the highly anticipated RICOH GR III camera at Photokina 2018 -- the world's largest, full-scale trade fair of photographic and imaging products, held September 26-29, in Cologne, Germany. The new camera is the latest model of the RICOH GR series, a lineup of high-end digital compact cameras providing exceptional image quality in a compact, lightweight body ideal for street photography, travel and capturing candid images.
Currently under development, the RICOH GR III features a newly designed lens, image sensor and imaging engine that further upgrade image quality, enhance functionality and improve the user interface.
For more than 20 years, the RICOH GR series has kept to its core concept of optimizing the essential values of a camera -- high image quality, snapshot capability and portability -- while at the same time making the refinements needed to meet emerging and evolving needs. Because of this, GR-series models have been preferred by a great many photographers, particularly professionals and highly experienced amateurs.
Designed to be the ultimate street photography camera, the RICOH GR III is a totally new breed of GR camera that will give the user new and different creative possibilities.
| Pricing and Availability |
The RICOH GR III will be available in early 2019 at www.ricohimaging.com and retail outlets nationwide.
| About Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation |
Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Company Ltd. Is part of Ricoh Group, which operates in about 200 countries and regions.
The company operating now as Ricoh Company Ltd. was originally founded in 1919, under the name Asahi Optical Joint Stock Co. and launched its first SLR camera in the 1950s under the PENTAX name. Today, the company continues to produce the heritage-rich, award-winning line of PENTAX DSLR cameras, lenses and sport optics equipment as well as Ricoh's offering of stylish and compact digital cameras, known for their wide-ranging, rich set of features.
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Major Specifications (The designs and specifications are identical to those first announced publicly about the camera's development, and are subject to change without notice.)
Lens
Lens Construction
6 elements in 4 groups (2 aspherical lens elements)
Focal Length, Aperture
18.3mm (Approx. 28mm in 35mm equivalent focal length), F2.8?F16
Image Capture Unit
Image Sensor
Type: Primary color filter CMOS. Size: 23.5mm x 15.6mm
Effective Pixels
Approx. 24.24 megapixels
Sensitivity (Standard output)
Auto (ISO Auto Lower/Upper Limit and Minimum Shutter Speed can be set), Manual: ISO100?To be finalized
Image Stabilization
Sensor-shift shake reduction (SR)(3-axis)
AA Filter Simulator
Moiré reduction using SR unit (Off, Low, High)
Dust Removal
Image sensor cleaning using ultrasonic vibrations "DR II"
File Formats
Still Image
File Format: RAW (DNG) 14bit, JPEG (Exif 2.3), DCF2.0 compliant
Color Space: sRGB, AdobeRGB
Recorded Pixels: [3:2] L(24M:6000x4000), M(15M:4800x3200), S(7M:3360x2240), XS(2M:1920x1280)
[1:1] L(16M:4000x4000), M(10M:3200x3200), S(5M:2240x2240), XS(1.6M:1280x1280)
Movie
File Format: MPEG4 AVC/H.264 (MOV)
Recorded Pixels: Full HD (1920x1080, 60p/30p/24p), Sound: Built-in stereo microphone
Recording Time: Up to 25 minutes or 4GB; automatically stops recording if the internal temperature of the camera becomes high.
Storage Medium
Internal Memory (Approx. 2GB), SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card (Conforms to USH-I standards)
Focus
Type
Hybrid AF (Image plane phase-matching and Contrast detection)
Focus Mode
Auto-area AF, Zone AF, Select AF, Pinpoint AF, Tracking AF, Continuous AF, MF, Snap, infinity
Face Detection
ON, Use only in Auto-area, OFF
Focus Range (From lens face)
Normal: Approx. 0.1m?infinity, Macro Mode: Approx. 0.06m?0.12m
Exposure
Exposure Mode
Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual Exposure
Metering Mode
Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Highlight-weighted
Shutter Speed
1/4000 sec. - 30 sec. (Limit by aperture setting F2.8: 1/2500 sec, F5.6 or greater: 1/4000 sec.)
Timed Exposure (10sec. - 20min.), Bulb, Time
EV Compensation
Still Image: +/-5EV, 1/3EV steps, Movie: +/-2EV, 1/3EV steps
ND Filter (2EV)
AUTO, ON, OFF
White Balance Auto White Balance, Multi Auto White Balance, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fl. -Daylight Color, Fl. -Daylight White, Fl. -Cool White, Fl.
-Warm White, Tungsten, CTE, Manual White Balance, Color Temperature
Fine Adjustment
Adjustable +/-14 steps on A-B axis or G-M axis
Drive Mode
Drive
Single Frame Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Bracketing, Multi-exposure, Interval Shooting, Interval Composite
Self-timer
10 sec., 2 sec., OFF
Shooting Functions
Crop
35mm, 50mm, OFF
Image Control Standard, Vivid, Monotone, Soft Monotone, Hard Monotone, Hi-Contrast B&W, Positive Film, Bleach Bypass, Retro, HDR Tone, Custom1,
Custom2
Adjust parameters: Saturation, Hue, High/Low Key Adjustment, Contrast, Contrast (Highlight), Contrast (Shadow), Sharpness, Shading,
Clarity, Toning, Filter Effect, Grain Effect, HDR Tone Level (Adjust parameter varies depending on the selected image setting)
Dynamic Range Correction
Highlight Correction, Shadow Correction
Noise Reduction
Slow Shutter Speed Noise Reduction, High-ISO Noise Reduction
Display
Display magnification (4x, 16x), Grid display (4x4 Grid, 3x3 Grid), Histogram, Bright area warning, Electronic Level
Playback Functions
Playback View Single frame, Multi-image (20, 48 frames), Display magnification (up to 16x, 100% view and Quick Zoom view available), Histogram (Y
histogram, RGB histogram), Grid display (3x3 Grid, 4x4 Grid), Bright area warning, Auto Image Rotation,
Base Parameter Adjustment
Brightness, Saturation, Hue, Contrast, Sharpness
RAW Development Aspect Ratio, JPEG Recorded Pixels, Color Space, White Balance, Image Control, Peripheral Illumination Correction, Sensitivity, High-ISO
Noise Reduction, Shadow Correction
Edit
Resize, Cropping, Levels Adjustment, White Balance Adjustment, Color Moiré Correction, Movie Edit (Cut), Movie Edit (Divide)
LCD Monitor
Type
3.0 inch TFT color LCD (aspect ratio 3:2), Approx. 1037K dots, Wide viewing angle, Air-gapless tempered glass
Touch Screen
Capacitive sensing method
Adjustments
Brightness, Saturation, Blue/Amber, Green/Magenta, Outdoor View Setting: +/-2 Steps
Wireless LAN
Standards
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (HT20) (Wireless LAN standard protocol)
Frequency (Center Frequency)
2412MHz?2462MHz (1ch?11ch)
Security
Authentication: WPA2, Encryption: AES
Interfaces
USB Type-C Battery Recharge/Power Supply (Optional AC Adapter required), Data Transfer: MTP, Video output: DisplayPort over USB-C (DisplayPort
Alternative Mode)
Hotshoe
Compatible with P-TTL Auto Flash
Flash Mode: Flash On, Flash On+Red-eye, Slow-speed Sync, Slow Sync+Red-eye
Flash Exposure Compensation: -2.0 -+1.0
Lens adapter pin
Available
Power Supply
Battery Type
Dedicated Rechargeable Battery
Battery Life
To be finalized
Dimensions and Weight
Dimensions
Approx. 109.4(W)×61.9(H)×33.2(D)mm (excluding protrusions)
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Weight
Approx. 257g (Included dedicated battery and SD memory card), Approx. 227g (Body only)
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Included Accessories
Dedicated Rechargeable Battery, USB Power Adapter, Power Plug, USB Cable, Handstrap
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Language English, French, Germany, Spanish, Portuguese, Italy, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkey, Greek, Russian,
Thai, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
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