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February 3rd, 2010, 11:05
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Just like clockwork, here's Ricoh -- six months after its last CX series refresh (http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/ricoh-cx2-has-10-7x-optical-zoom-cx1-pedigree/) -- with a new superzoom point-and-shooter to tempt us to break open those piggy banks. The package on offer is compelling: there's a new 10 megapixel back-illuminated (http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/sony-announces-own-backside-illuminated-cmos-take-that-omnivi/) CMOS sensor, an enhanced noise reduction algorithm borrowed from the GD Digital III (http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/ricoh-gr-digital-iii-hits-the-review-bench-collects-plaudits/), and a 3-inch 920k dot LCD, while the 10.7 optical zoom lens (28-300mm in 35mm equivalence) is carried over from the CX2. 720p video recording -- fast becoming a standard feature in compact cameras -- is present and accounted for, with recording in 16:9 ratio available to the ubiquitous Motion JPEG format. The CX3 is arriving this month, with early prices of AU$499 ($441 in US currency) matching the cost of the current generation.Ricoh CX3 gets back-illuminated CMOS sensor, much geek lust (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/03/ricoh-cx3-gets-back-illuminated-cmos-sensor-much-geek-lust/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).


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