Name: Ricoh WG-70 All-Weather Compact Digital Camera, Orange
Brand: Ricoh
SKU: IRCWG70O
Price: 276.95 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)

Ricoh WG-70 All-Weather Compact Digital Camera, Orange

Ricoh WG-70

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Ricoh WG-70 

Buy: Ricoh WG-70 All-Weather Compact Digital Camera, Orange Digital Zoom: 7.2x, Memory Card Type: SDHC UHS-I, SDXC UHS-I, Optical Zoom: 5x, Resolution: 16 MP, Special Features: Waterproof, Video Resolution: HD 1080

Ricoh Imaging is pleased to announce the new WG-70. The WG-70 is an all-weather adventure compact camera that is waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and crushproof. It is the perfect camera for outdoor adventurers and for families who enjoy outdoor leisure activities. The WG-70 is also a must have camera for anyone working in harsh outdoor conditions, including construction work and civil engineering.Tough Body ConstructionThe WG-70 is designed for all shooting conditions. It features underwater performance down to a depth of 14m for up to 2 hours of continuous shooting, shockproof against falls from a height of 1.6m, freezeproof to temperatures as low as -10 Degree C and is crushproof against weights up to 100kgf (kilogram force).Sharp and High-Resolution ImagesWith a high-performance image processing engine and a back-illuminated CMOS sensor boasting high optical efficiency and 16 megapixels, the WG-70 takes low-noise photos with a wide dynamic range and delivers a top sensitivity of ISO6400. It features a high-performance, five-times optical zoom lens with a focal length coverage of 5mm to 25mm (equivalent to approx. 28mm to 140mm in 35mm format) to accommodate a wide range of scenes and subjects.Various Focus ModeWG-70 comes with various focus modes, including Standard, Macro, 1cm Macro, Pan Focus, Infinity and Manual Focus. These focus modes can also be selected during Movie mode.A Wide Range of Shooting ModesUnderwater and Underwater Movie ModesThese modes deliver natural color in underwater photography by optimizing color, contrast and white balance. In addition, in Underwater mode, the Flash Off + Flash On option can be selected. In this flash setting, two images are taken in succession in (Flash Off) and (Flash On) with a single shutter release.Image Tone ModeWG-70 is equipped with Image Tone Mode, popularized by PENTAX DSLR cameras. It features Bright, Natural, Vibrant, Slide Film, Monochrome and Cross Processing.Landscape ModeThis mode produces vibrant greens of trees and blue skies This mode beautifully depicts natural landscapes by preventing color rolling phenomenon.Outdoor View SettingThe brightness of the 2.7-inch LCD monitor can readily be adapted to changes in ambient lighting conditions for ease of viewing and an improved shooting experience. Brightness can be increased by up to two steps to make dark areas of the display easier to see in sunlight, or lowered by up to two steps to reduce glare for night photography.Digital Microscope ModeThis mode allows for super macro shooting which standard digital cameras or smartphones cannot. Six LED Macro Lights which are positioned around the lens circumference provide bright, uniform illumination on a subject when the Microscope mode is selected. With the WG-70, the recording image size can be selected from 12M, 5M, 4M, and 2M in 16:9 aspect, which WG-60 was 2M only. When capturing at 2M, optical zoom is possible.Digital FiltersA wide variety of filters can be applied to change the color tones and perform special processing to images. This function enables the user to create unique and shareable images easily.High Accuracy Face DetectionFace detection AF and EFWhen the high-speed Face Detection Function is turned ON, the WG-70 can capture up to 32 people's faces in focus in approximately 0.03 seconds. It automatically sets the focus (Face Detection AF) and compensates the exposure (Face Detection AE).Smile CaptureThis function automatically releases the shutter when the subject smiles.Blink DetectionIf the Blink Detection function detects closed eyes when shooting, [Closed eyes have been detected] warning is displayed for 3 seconds during Instant Review.Small Face FilterThis function automatically processes to reduce the size of people's faces which are recognized with face detection function. The reduction ratio can be selected from 5%, 7% and 10%.Self Portrait Assist FunctionThe LED Macro Lights around the lens blink when the camera detects people's faces. The position of the blinking LED Macro Light indicates where the detected face is in the frame. This function can be used in combination with Smile capture function.Full HD Movie RecordingThe WG-70 has Full HD movie recording employing the H.264 recording format, allowing capture of high-quality, extended movie clips (1920 x 1080 pixels, 16:9 proportions) at a frame rate of 30 frames per second. Add some creative touches to movie recording with the high-speed camera function for slow-motion playback of captured movie clips, or the interval movie function.Note: When this function is selected, the recorded size is fixed at 1280 x 720 pixels.

The only issue was the extra battery was an off brand that was swollen and would not fit into the camera. I contacted Adorama and it was replaced right away.

Great value.

I purchased this camera to use snorkeling in the Bahamas, and admit to being somewhat apprehensive that it would in fact be waterproof. To my delight, it worked beautifully.

Image quality is quite good, as long as you aren?t expecting DSLR quality from a camera this compact.

My only complaint is that the on/off switch is difficult to operate. My fingers are almost too big to push the button all the way into its housing. It may be designed that way so you don?t accidentally turn it off trying to hit the shutter button, but it could be easier to use.

I absolutely recommend this camera.

Great for water sports

So far very pleased with these cameras.  Adorama processed our order for multiple cameras and had them to our facility less than 1 week.

Easy to work with

I ordered three WG-70 bundle, two orange and one black, when I opened the package I saw everything but the yellow Pentax object in the picture was not in the bundle. The Black one had a flotation device that was white. The orange bundle to me was false advertisement. I don't know how good the camera is because they are wrapped up as Christmas Presents right now.