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Ricoh CX1
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Samsung PL 120 Black
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| Compact Cameras |
As someone who just simply wants to point and shoot, this product just works. |
As someone who just simply wants to point and shoot, this product just works. | |
| Basic Skill Level (Photo) |
Simple shots - As a photography noob, this Ricoh CX1 camera would suit you adequately. |
Simple shots - As a photography noob, this Samsung PL 120 camera would suit you adequately. | |
| Basic Skill Level (Video) |
Simple clips - As a videography noob, this Ricoh CX1 video camera should be sufficient for your needs. |
Simple clips - As a videography noob, this Samsung PL 120 video camera should be sufficient for your needs. | |
| Intermediate Skill Level (Video) |
Even though recording videos is a passion, you're not necessarily looking to go pro. You're content with making tweaks to a couple of settings to suit the shot you're about to take. The CX1 is very accessible which makes it suitable for this. |
Even though recording videos is a passion, you're not necessarily looking to go pro. You're content with making tweaks to a couple of settings to suit the shot you're about to take. The PL 120 is very accessible which makes it suitable for this. | |
| Everyday Life Photography |
If you're looking to simply use your camera to point-and-shoot everyday moments with an item or person as the subject matter, then the CX1 is an easy recommendation for this. |
If you're looking to simply use your camera to point-and-shoot everyday moments with an item or person as the subject matter, then the PL 120 is an easy recommendation for this. | |
| Events Photography |
Its important to ensure the celebrant (or special guests) are in clear view in every photo taken. Keeping them in focus while they're moving about is one of the great features that comes with the CX1. |
Its important to ensure the celebrant (or special guests) are in clear view in every photo taken. Keeping them in focus while they're moving about is one of the great features that comes with the PL 120. | |
| Underwater Photography |
Sea-life is always breathtaking. With this camera from Ricoh, you can expect to produce vivid images that showcases the unique tone that are found with photographs taken underwater. |
Sea-life is always breathtaking. With this camera from Samsung, you can expect to produce vivid images that showcases the unique tone that are found with photographs taken underwater. | |
| Travel |
As you make trips around the world, every moment tells a story. For this, a good camera is crucial and the CX1 is a great option for travel. It's got a combined zoom capability allowing you get a closer look at items that can't be reached easily.^506^*} |
As you make trips around the world, every moment tells a story. For this, a good camera is crucial and the PL 120 is a great option for travel. It's got a combined zoom capability allowing you get a closer look at items that can't be reached easily.^506^*} | |
| Event Videos |
For those special occasions, this Ricoh camera is a great companion as you traverse the floor. It comes with an Image Stabilizer which helps maintain a steady shot while recording. |
For those special occasions, this Samsung camera is a great companion as you traverse the floor. It comes with an Image Stabilizer which helps maintain a steady shot while recording. | |
| Home Videos |
Its always great to capture moments of delight at home or while spending time with family and friends on an outing. For this, the Ricoh CX1 is a great companion to have. |
Its always great to capture moments of delight at home or while spending time with family and friends on an outing. For this, the Samsung PL 120 is a great companion to have. | |
| Vlogging |
Self made video content - Whether its in a specialist niche or broad subject area, video content is king (or queen) these days. With an image sensor size of 6.17 x 4.56 mm (mm), this camera can deliver really good image quality in your videos. |
Self made video content - Whether its in a specialist niche or broad subject area, video content is king (or queen) these days. With an image sensor size of 6.17 x 4.55 mm (mm), this camera can deliver really good image quality in your videos. | |
| Landscape Photography |
If you've got requirements to take photos of a variety of landscapes, then the presence of multiple scene modes on a camera is helpful in order to setup quickly and start shooting. This model from Ricoh has got this capability making it a suitable option for your needs. |
If you've got requirements to take photos of a variety of landscapes, then the presence of multiple scene modes on a camera is helpful in order to setup quickly and start shooting. This model from Samsung has got this capability making it a suitable option for your needs. | |
| Cute & Pretty Looks |
When you want to stand out from the crowd, the CX1 uses bright colours and funky designs to turn heads. This is not your average camera. | ||
| Regular Looks |
It looks simple, capable and doesn't stand out in any particular way. |
It looks simple, capable and doesn't stand out in any particular way. | |
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Technical Specifications
| Analog Signal Format System | - | NTSC, PAL | |
| Aperture Priority AE | Yes | Yes | |
| Aperture Range (F-F) | 3.3-5.2 | 3.3-5.9 | |
| Audio Formats Supported | - | AAC | |
| Audio System | - | Mono | |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes | |
| Auto Focusing (AF) Modes | Multi Point Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus | Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face detection, Multi Point Auto Focus | |
| Battery Type | DB-70 | - | |
| Built-in Display | Yes | Yes | |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | |
| Built-in Microphone | Yes | Yes | |
| Camcorder Media Type | - | SD, SDHC | |
| Camera File System | - | DPOF 1.1, Exif 2.1 | |
| Camera Shutter Speed | 8 - 1/2000 s | - | |
| Camera Type | Compact | Compact camera | |
| Combined Zoom | - | 25 x | |
| Compatible Memory Cards | SD, SDHC | SD, SDHC | |
| Compatible Operating Systems | Windows Me/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS9.0-9.2.2, Mac OSX10.1.2-10.5.5 | - | |
| Continuous Shooting Mode | Yes | - | |
| Date Imprinting | - | Yes | |
| DC-in Jack | - | Yes | |
| Depth | 27.9 mm | 18.8 mm | |
| Digital Zoom | 4.8 x | 5 x | |
| Display | LCD | TFT | |
| Display Diagonal | 3 " | 2.7 " | |
| Display Resolution (numeric) | 920000 pixels | 230000 pixels | |
| Face Detection | - | Yes | |
| Fastest Camera Shutter Speed | 1/2000 s | 1/2000 s | |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization | Auto, Fill-in, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization | |
| Flash Range (tele) | 0.025 - 2 m | 1 - 1.9 m | |
| Flash Range (wide) | 0.02 - 3 m | 0.2 - 3.4 m | |
| Flash Sync-speed | - | 4 s | |
| Focal Length (35mm Film Equivalent) | 28 - 200 mm | - | |
| Focal Length Range (f-f) | 4.95 - 35.4 mm | 4.7 - 23.5 mm | |
| Focus | - | TTL | |
| Focus Adjustment | Manual | Auto | |
| HD Type | - | HD | |
| Height | 58.3 mm | 54.5 mm | |
| Image Editing | resizing | Resizing, Rotating, Trimming | |
| Image Formats Supported | JPEG | JPEG, DCF, DPOF, EXIF | |
| Image Sensor Size | 1/2.3 | 1/2.3 | |
| Image Sensor Size (W X H) | 6.17 x 4.56 mm | 6.17 x 4.55 mm | |
| Interface | USB 2.0, AV Out 1.0Vp-p | - | |
| Internal Memory | 88 | 30 | |
| ISO Sensitivity | 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 | 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto | |
| ISO Sensitivity (max) | 1600 | 3200 | |
| ISO Sensitivity (min) | 80 | 80 | |
| Lens Structure (elements/groups) | 10/7 | - | |
| Light Exposure Control | - | Program AE | |
| Light Exposure Correction | - | ± 2EV (1/3EV step) | |
| Light Exposure Modes | auto, manual | Auto | |
| Light Metering | Centre-weighted, Spot | Centre-weighted, Spot | |
| Mac Compatibility | Yes | - | |
| Macro Focusing Range (tele) | - | 1 - 1.5 m | |
| Macro Focusing Range (wide) | - | 0.05 - 0.8 m | |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - | |
| Maximum Aperture Number | - | 5.9 | |
| Maximum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) | 200 mm | 130 mm | |
| Maximum Image Resolution | - | 4320 x 3240 pixels | |
| Maximum Memory Card Size | - | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Operating Temperature Range (T-T) | 0 - 40 °C | - | |
| Maximum Video Resolution | 640 x 480 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels | |
| Megapixel | 9.29 MP | 14.2 MP | |
| Memory Slots | - | 1 | |
| Microphone Operation Mode | - | Mono | |
| Minimum Aperture Number | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
| Minimum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) | 28 mm | 26 mm | |
| Minimum Processor | 1 GHz | Intel Pentium 4, (3.2GHz), AMD Athelon (2.6GHz) | |
| Minimum Storage Drive Space | 160 MB | - | |
| Motion JPEG Frame Rate | - | 30 fps | |
| Normal Focusing Range | - | 0.8 - ∞/1 - ∞ m | |
| Normal Focusing Range (tele) | - | 1.5 - ∞ m | |
| Normal Focusing Range (wide) | - | 0.8 - ∞ m | |
| Number Of Batteries Supported | 1 | - | |
| Operating Relative Humidity (H-H) | - | 5 - 85 % | |
| Operating Temperature (T-T) | 0 - 40 °F | 0 - 40 °F | |
| Optical Zoom | 7.1 x | 5 x | |
| Photo Effects | - | 1 | |
| PictBridge | - | Yes | |
| Playback Zoom (max) | 16 x | - | |
| Power Source Type | - | Battery | |
| Product Colour | Pink | Black | |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Face, Sports, Night Portrait, Landscape, Nightscape, High Sensitivity, Zoom Macro, Skew Correction, Tex | Backlight, Beach, Children, Close-up (macro), Dawn, Documents, Night portrait, Portrait, Self-portrait, Snow, Sunset, Landscape (scenery) | |
| Scene Modes Present | Yes | Yes | |
| Self-timer Delay | 2, 10 s | 2, 10 s | |
| Sensor Format | - | Cropped | |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD | |
| Sharpness Levels | - | Normal, Soft, Vivid | |
| Slowest Camera Shutter Speed | 8 s | 8 s | |
| Stabilizer | Yes | Yes | |
| Still Image Resolution(s) | - | 1024 x 768, 1920 x 1080, 1984 x 1488, 2592 x 1944, 3648 x 2736, 4320 x 2432, 4320 x 2880 | |
| Total Megapixels | - | 14.4 MP | |
| USB 2.0 (Mini USB) Ports Quantity | 1 | - | |
| USB 2.0 Connectors | 1 | - | |
| USB 2.0 Type-A Ports Quantity | - | 1 | |
| USB Connector | Mini-USB | - | |
| USB Version | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Video Capability | Yes | Yes | |
| Video Formats Supported | Avi | AVI, H.264, M-JPEG, MPEG4 | |
| Video Recording | Yes | Yes | |
| Video Resolutions | 320x240, 640x480 pixels | 320 x 240, 640 x 480 pixels | |
| Voice Recording | - | Yes | |
| Weight | 180 g | 109 g | |
| White Balance | AUTO, Multi-Pattern AUTO, Outdoors, Cloudy, Incandescent, Incandescent 2, Fluorescent, Manual | Auto, Cloudy, Custom modes, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten | |
| Width | 101.5 mm | 94 mm | |
| Windows Operating Systems Supported | - | Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista |
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