At modest lens focal length settings and at ISO speeds of 200 or less the image quality is outstanding. Exposure and white balance are impressive. Lens sharpness and image resolution are generally good. We like the consistency of results, particularly ...
We took the CX3 out to a street festival on a cloudy-bright afternoon and could see little or nothing on the LCD. The time must come when camera makers admit that an optical viewfinder is essential.
The camera comes with a comprehensive, well written user manual and we strongly recommend that it be read carefully. There are a lot of useful features here that you are not going to stumble across by accident or find intuitively. It can be used as a p...
Well built, very good picture quality, excellent manual focus, useful and fun filters
No HDMI, noticeable noise in photos at high ISO speeds, can be difficult to use in bright sunlight
Ricoh's CX3 isn't much of an upgrade over the CX2 but it does offer HD video recording, which makes it a useful hybrid for people wishing to shoot stills and video with the same camera. Its pictures are a little noisy and it can struggle in bright light...
Abstract: Although the latest addition to Ricoh's popular CX series of slimline digicams, the CX3, retains the overall styling and 10.7x optical wide-angle zoom lens from its predecessor, it has some new additions to improve imaging performance. Most noteworthy ...
Pricey; poor video quality; images sometimes not sharp enough
A relatively expensive camera given what it can do Good points Good colour in shots; well built; nifty features Bad points Pricey; poor video quality; images sometimes not sharp enough ...
The Ricoh CX3 is a likeable point-and-shoot pocket camera, which is also a great all-round performer. It'll be good as a DSLR backup or as a primary camera ...
Good zoom range; 10mm macro mode; excellent LCD display; high-end features
Weak 720p movie mode; image quality is limited by the sensor; utilitarian styling
The Ricoh CX3 is a very different sort of superzoom. It's aimed at keen and knowledgeable users, and packed with tools that aren't just aimed at grabbing headlines. But the gap between what the camera can do and what the sensor can do is slightly too ...
