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Ricoh GR Digital III compact camera

For those who take their image seriously

By George Cole • Get more from this author

11th September 2009 12:02 GMT

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Sample Shots

Ricoh GR Digital III

ISO 100: slow shutter, 10secs
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Ricoh GR Digital III

ISO 100: slow shutter, 30secs
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Ricoh GR Digital III

Close up
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Ricoh GR Digital III

Fixed optical: equivalent to 28mm wide angle lens on a 35mm camera
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Ricoh GR Digital III

Digital zoom: 1.2x
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Ricoh GR Digital III

Digital zoom: 2x
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Ricoh GR Digital III

Digital zoom: 3x
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Ricoh GR Digital III

Digital zoom: 4x
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Ricoh GR Digital III

Dynamic range: Normal
This mode takes two shots of the same scene and combines elements to enhance the tonal range

Ricoh GR Digital III

Dynamic range: Strong
As these shots show, this effect is quite subtle

Ricoh GR Digital III

Auto exposure issues
This mode produced the occasional under- or over-exposed shot.

Ricoh GR Digital III

Auto exposure issues
This could be a rogue sample, but potential buyers should check this out.

Ricoh GR Digital III

Flash output settings test
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The GR Digital III allows output control the power of the built-in flash from full flash to 1/64th power. In this extreme example, we set-up the camera so that it was 0.5 metre away from the bowls of fruit, and then from 1/64th, doubled the flash output level with each successive shot to maximum.

Ricoh GR Digital III

Continuous operates at around 1.5fps at the highest resolution.
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Ricoh GR Digital III

Multiburst
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Ricoh GR Digital III

Before skew effect processing

Ricoh GR Digital III

After skew effect processing

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