The Goods

The Goods July 2007

Shrunken Treasure

A new breed of super-compact packs enough punch to let you leave the DSLR at home (sometimes). Take Ricoh's classy new Caplio GX100 ($699, street). About the size of a deck of cards, it has a 10MP CCD with sensorshifting shake-reduction, RAW and JPEG capture, 2.5-inch LCD, and a hot-shoe. Not only does the shoe hold a flash, but it also takes a tiny, tilting, electronic viewfinder (shown here) so you can shoot like a "real" photographer. The expansive 24-72mm (equivalent) f/2.5-4.4 lens isn't wide enough? Add a 19mm conversion lens ($140, street). See our full test at www.PopPhoto.com/july2007. (www.ricoh.com/r_dc/caplio/gx100/index.html)