CMOS Compact - Anyone Notice?

[cbass]

Some poeple have previously expressed an interest in a P&S camera like this: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0902/09021901ricohcx1.asp

Based on its spec sheet it looks like a capable camera. It appears to be a compelling alternative to other small-sensor cameras like the G10 & LX-3.

 

[cjm]

Got my hopes up for a second that it was "large sensor" compact but it still has a tiny 1/2.3" sensor.

 

[RayPA]

HEY fans of the decisive moment should love the video-like high-speed shooting capability of the CX1. The thing actually keeps shooting after you take your finger off the shutter! 😛 wft? now the camera is shooting instead of the photographer!

Another twist on the ultra-zoom range tiny-sensor compact! Actually it sounds like a pretty cool little camera. The dynamic range double shot mode with the extended dynamic range sounds interesting.

In fairness to the LX3, the LX3's sensor is bigger, 1/1.6.

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[schaki]

Ricoh should be be working on the GRDIII soon. And we can hope that it will be equipped with a similar cmos sensor, but bigger ofcourse.

 

[oftheherd]

Hopefully this is a test vehicle. Otherwise it seems like a $600 + P&S, capable though it may be.

 

[spysmart]

The thing actually keeps shooting after you take your finger off the shutter!/

What I want is a camera that starts shooting before you press the shutter 😀