The Ricoh GR is a digital large sensor compact camera announced by

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on April 17, 2013, one of a number of

Ricoh GR digital cameras The Ricoh GR is a series of Point-and-shoot camera, point-and-shoot, or compact, digital cameras made by Ricoh. The GR name was previously used for Ricoh's Ricoh GR film cameras, GR series of film cameras. Ricoh GR digital cameras * GR Digital ** ...

. It was succeeded by the Ricoh GR II in 2015 and the Ricoh GR III in 2019.

Ricoh GR

Unlike its predecessors (the "GR Digital" series), the Ricoh GR incorporated an

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, while retaining a relatively compact form factor. Coupled with its retractable lens, the GR is potentially the slimmest of any camera in its class when powered off. Aside from portability, reviewers praised the GR for its lens quality and ergonomics. An unusual feature of the Ricoh GR was its built-in

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. Its maximum shutter speed was variable, depending on the aperture setting (ie, 1/4000s was only available at apertures smaller than 5.6). The Ricoh GR series has been compared against the

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and the

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, other large sensor compacts with the same fixed focal length (28mm).

Ricoh GR II

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said that over the Ricoh GR, the GR II is "a fairly minor update ... the camera isn't a dramatic update ... the core of the camera remains the same".

New features

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– to remotely control the camera as well as providing the option to transfer images from the camera to a mobile device or computer *

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*Maximum shutter speed when shooting at f/2.8 increased by 1/3 EV to 1/2500 s *Can shoot 10

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frames at its maximum shooting rate of 4 fps (up from 4 raw frames) *Can save either individual raw files or a composite raw file when shot in interval mode *Autofocus during movie shooting *Option to trigger movie shooting across Wi-Fi, using the browser-based GR Remote app *Seven additional effect modes for JPEGs *An extra 'Color Temperature Extension'

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mode *The internal

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can be used to remotely operate

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AF360 and AF540 flashguns as slaves *Tap (half-press) the shutter to enter shooting mode if the camera has been turned on by holding the playback button, which previously required a full press

Ricoh GR III

The Ricoh GR III was announced as "under development" on September 25, 2018, immediately prior to

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that year. The camera was released in March 2019. While the GR II was seen as an incremental upgrade, the GR III was the result of a longer development cycle and boasted more significant changes. Ricoh indicated that several key components, including the sensor and the lens, would be upgraded. The body dimensions would decrease slightly, with the built-in flash removed. As

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30th 2020 a new

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version was released.

New features

*Sensor resolution increased from 16 MP to 24 MP *Redesigned lens (6 elements, 4 groups) *Three-axis sensor-shift

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*Expanded ISO range of 100 to 102,400 (2 stops higher than the GR II's max of 25,600) *More compact design (note: on-board flash removed) *Simulate an

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(first seen on the

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) *

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"using ultrasonic vibrations" (named "DR II") *Autofocus upgraded to a hybrid system, with phase detection used in combination with contrast detection * Capacitative touch screen *Minimum focusing distance improved to 6 cm from 10 cm *Video recording frame rate improved to 60 fps at

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(Full HD) *

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connectivity that can be used to charge the battery

Model differences

GR II Accessories

*GW-3 21mm-equivalent wide-angle adapter / lens *GM-1 macro conversion lens

References

External links

Ricoh GR official websiteRicoh GR official community site
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Ricoh GR

Ricoh GR II

New features

Ricoh GR III

New features

Model differences

GR II Accessories

See also

References

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