Tag archive: Ricoh

Olympus’ fraud investigation and the subsequent fallout is shaping up to be one of the biggest scandals of the year, and as the company faces further scrutiny, it’s reassessing its business priorities. Yesterday, a 200+ page report was released detailing the company’s now-infamous scheme to hide some $1.7 billion in investment losses. Olympus’ board and former president Michael C. Woodford are attempting to set things straight, partially through… Read More

Ricoh and Hoya announced today (PDF) that Ricoh is acquiring the Pentax digital camera business from Hoya in a bid to expand into the consumer digital camera market. Although Ricoh was a early player in the digial camera market and continues to make high-end compact cameras, the company hasn't been a real player in the consumer space. By acquiring Pentax—including medium format K-mount and Q-mount DLSR as well as the Optio… Read More

Japanese electronics giant Ricoh says it plans to cut some 10,000 jobs from its global workforce of over 100,000 as the company looks to streamline operations and shore up its bottom line in the face of strong competition. Ricoh is a leading maker of office and digital imaging equipment: the company just announced a color electronic paper display suitable for ereaders, and until now the company had successfully been weathering both the global… Read More

Ricoh today launched its latest model in its CX series of digital compact cameras, the CX3.  The new 10-megapixel CX3 features a host of innovative features, including a back-illuminated CMOS sensor which the company says delivers a new level of detail in low light photography. Ricoh says it has also made an effort to increase shooting options—the company says the addition of a 1280 x 720 pixel HD movie function will give the CX3 a new… Read More

Ricoh has taken the wraps off its Caplio GX100 camera, which straddles the world of point-and-shoot simplicity with the feature-laden power of DLSR cameras to offer a package which is sure to appeal to serious amateur photographers and pro-sumers alike. The GX100 offers a 10.1 megapixel resolution along with a 24–72 mm zoom lens offering ƒ2.5–9.1 (wide angle) and ƒ4.4–15.8 (telephoto) aperture settings, letting… Read More

Hardware, electronics, and optics manufacturer Ricoh has apparently developed a new optical component which can read all optical disk formats-CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and HD-DVD-and plans to offer it to OEM manufacturers by the end of 2006. But Ricoh doesn't plan to stop there: with the addition of a more-powerful laser, they plan to offer a component which can also write all optical disk formats. Ricoh plans to show the component this… Read More

“The Ricoh Caplio GX8 is equipped with 8.24 effective Megapixel CCD. All that power in a slim 29 mm package weighing a mere 205 grams. Ricoh's proprietary image processor 'Smooth Imaging Engine' ensures accurate colors, quick response and low noise levels. A 28mm wide-angle zoom lens is ideal for capturing landscapes or street shots. Composed of 9 glass elements in 7 groups this lens delivers sharp, clear pictures… Read More