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CX2

CX2 Major Specifications

Items Specifications
No. of Effective Pixels (Camera) Approximately 9.29 million pixels
Image Sensor 1/2.3-inch CMOS (total pixels: approx. 10.29 million pixels)
Lens Focal length f=4.9-52.5mm (equivalent to 28-300 mm for 35 mm film cameras. With Step Zoom set, option of eight fixed lengths: 28 mm, 35 mm, 50 mm, 85 mm, 105 mm, 135 mm, 200 mm, and 300 mm)
F-aperture F3.5 (Wide) - F5.6 (Telephoto)
Shooting
Distance 		Normal shooting: Approx. 30 cm - infinity (Wide), approx. 1.5 m - infinity (Telephoto) (from the front of the lens)
Macro: Approx. 1 cm - infinity (Wide), approx. 28 cm - infinity (Telephoto), approx. 1 cm - infinity (Zoom Macro) (from the front of the lens)
Lens Construction 10 elements in 7 groups (aspheric lens: 4 elements and 5 surfaces)
Zoom Magnification Optical: 10.7x zoom (equivalent to 28-300 mm focal length for 35 mm cameras)
Digital: 4.8x up to 51.4x (equivalent to 1440 mm) when used with optical zoom
Auto Resize: 5.4x *1 up to 57.8x *1 (equivalent to 1620 mm) when used with optical zoom
Focus Mode Multi AF (contrast AF method) / Spot AF (contrast AF method) / Continuous AF / Multi-Target AF / Manual Focus / Fixed Focus (Snap) / Infinity (AF auxiliary light)
Image stabilizer Image sensor shift method image stabilizer
Shutter Speed *2 Still image 8, 4, 2, 1 - 1/2000 sec.
Movie 1/30 - 1/2000 sec.
Continuous Shooting Continuous shooting speed *3 approx.5 frames/sec. (F3456, F3:2, F1:1 shooting time; shooting speed after 30 pictures is approx. 3 frames/sec.)
Continuous shooting capacity 999 pictures
Exposure Control Exposure
Metering Mode 		Multi (256 segments), Center Weighted Light Metering, Spot Metering
Exposure Mode Program AE
Exposure
Compensation 		Manual Exposure Compensation +/-2.0EV (1/3EV Steps), Auto Bracket Function (-0.5EV, ±0, +0.5EV)
ISO Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity) AUTO, AUTO-HI, ISO80 / ISO100 / ISO200 / ISO400 / ISO800 / ISO1600
White Balance Mode AUTO / Multi-Pattern AUTO / Outdoors / Cloudy / Incandescent / Incandescent 2 / Fluorescent / Manual, White Balance Bracket Function
Flash Built-in flash mode Auto (during low light and when the subject is backlit), Red-eye-Reduction, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off
Built-in flash range Approx. 20 cm - 3.0 m (Wide), approx. 28 cm - 4.0 m (Telephoto) (ISO Auto/ISO 800, from the front of the lens)
Flash compensation +/-2.0EV (1/3EV Steps)
Monitor 3.0-inch Transparent LCD (approx. 920,000 dots)
Shooting Mode Auto Shooting Mode / Easy Shooting Mode / Dynamic Range Double Shot Mode / Continuous Shooting Modes (Continuous, M-Continuous Plus, Ultra-High-Speed Continuous) / Scene Modes (Portrait / Sports / Night Portrait / Landscape / Nightscape / High Sensitivity / Zoom Macro / High-Contrast B&W / Miniaturize / Skew Correction / Text) / My Setting Mode / Movie Mode
Picture Quality Mode *4 F (Fine) / N (Normal)
No. of Pixels Recorded Still image/multi-picture [4:3] 3456 x 2592, 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1728 x 1296 (M-Cont Plus), 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
[3:2] 3456 x 2304
[1:1] 2592 x 2592
Movie 640 x 480, 320 x 240
Text 3456 x 2592, 2048 x 1536
Recording Media SD memory card (32, 64, 128, 256, 512 MB, 1GB, 2GB), SDHC memory card (4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB), Internal memory (approx. 88MB)
Storage Capacity (Pictures/ Time): *5 (internal memory approx. 88MB) Still image/multi-picture 3456 x 2592 (F: 24, N: 42) / 3456 x 2304 (F: 27) / 2592 x 2592 (F: 33) / 3072 x 2304 (N: 53) / 2592 x 1944 (N: 72) / 2048 x 1536 (N: 109) / 1728 x 1296 (N: 143)(M-Cont Plus) / 1280 x 960 (N: 175) / 640 x 480 (N: 705)
Movie *6 640 x 480: 15 frames / sec. (1 min. 42 sec.), 320 x 240: 15 frames / sec. (4 min. 19 sec.) / 640 x 480: 30 frames / sec. (51 sec.), 320 x 240: 30 frames / sec. (2 min. 12 sec.)
Recording File Format Still Image JPEG(Exif ver.2.21) *7
Multi-picture CIPA DC-X007-2009 Multi-Picture Format
Movie AVI (Open DML Motion JPEG Format compliant)
Compression method JPEG Baseline method compliant
Other Major Shooting Functions Continuous, Self-Timer (operation time: approx. 10 sec. / approx. 2 sec. / custom self-timer), Interval Timer (Shooting interval: 5 sec. - 1 hour (5 sec. steps) *8, Color Bracket function, Focus Bracket function, AE/AF Target Shift, Histogram, Grid Guide, Electronic Level
Other Major Playback Functions Grid View, Enlarged Display (maximum 16x), Resize, Level Compensation, White Balance Compensation, Trim, Flag, Slideshow, DPOF Setting
Interface USB 2.0 (High-Speed USB) Mini-B, Mass storage compatible *9 / AV Out 1.0Vp-p (75Ω)
Video Signal Format NTSC, PAL switchable
Power Supply Rechargeable Battery: DB-70 x1, AC adapter (AC-4g option)
Battery Consumption *10 Based on CIPA Standard: Using the DB-70, approx. 290 pictures (when LCD Dim is on) *11
External Dimensions 101.5 mm (W) x 58.3 mm (H) x 29.4 mm (D) (excluding projecting parts)
Weight Approx. 185 g (excluding battery, SD memory card, strap), Accessories approx. 23 g (battery, strap)
Operating Temperature Range 0°C - 40°C
  • *1VGA image size
  • *2Shutter speed upper and lower limits vary depending on Shooting Mode and Flash Mode.
  • *3Values measured under Ricoh measurement conditions using a Panasonic PRO HIGH SPEED 8GB SDHC memory card. The continuous shooting speed and number of pictures will vary depending on the shooting conditions, the type of recording media used, the condition of the recording media, etc.
  • *4The picture quality modes which can be set vary depending on the image size.
  • *5Estimated number of still images it is possible to record and estimated amount of movie recording time.
  • *6The maximum length for one instance of movie recording is 90 minutes or the file size upper limit of 4GB.
  • *7Compatible with DCF and DPOF. DCF is the abbreviation of the JEITA standard "Design rule for Camera File system." (Full compatibility with other devices is not guaranteed.)
  • *8With flash off.
  • *9Mass storage driver is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS9.0-9.2.2, and Mac OSX10.1.2-10.5.7.
  • *10Shooting capacity was measured using CIPA-standard parameters. This is only an estimate, and performance may vary according to usage conditions.
  • *11When LCD Auto Dim is off: approx. 270 pictures

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CX2 Software

  Windows
Vista 		Windows
XP 		Windows
2000
1.DL-10
2.Irodio Photo & Video Studio
3.Adobe Reader

  • *To playback MP files and output still images from MP files on a Macintosh PC, please use the enclosed VM-1 Macintosh software for viewing MP files (compatible OS: Mac OS X 10.4-10.5.7).

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CX2 System Requirements

  Windows
Operating system Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 / Professional Service Pack 3
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
CPU Windows 2000 / XP: Pentium ®III 500MHz or more,
Windows Vista: Pentium ®III 1GHz or more
Memory Windows 2000 / Windows XP : 256MB or more
Windows Vista : 512MB or more
Available disk space on hard drive at installation time 160MB or more
Display Resolution 1024 x 768 dots or greater
Display Colors 65000 colors or greater
CD-ROM Drive A CD-ROM drive compatible with the above-mentioned computer
USB Port A USB port compatible with the above-mentioned computer

  • *When the CX2 is connected to a PC, only a USB connection can be used. Serial connection is not supported.
  • *It is necessary for the above OS to be preinstalled and for the USB port to be standard equipment.
  • *The 64-bit OS version is not supported.
  • *The CX2 is compatible with Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2 and Mac OS X 10.1.2 to 10.5.7 by mass storage connection.

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SD Memory Card Storage Capacity
(Number of Images and Time)

Mode Quality / Size Internal
Memory
(88MB) 		1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
Still F3456(9M) 24
266 539 1058 2163 4335 8695
N3456(9M) 42
457 931 1828 3737 7487 15020
F3:2(8M) 27
299 608 1195 2442 4893 9815
F1:1(6M) 33
353 714 1403 2868 5746 11527
N3072(7M) 53
570 1159 2277 4654 9324 18704
N2592(5M) 72
775 1576 3094 6325 12671 25418
N2048(3M) 109
1184 2363 4640 9486 19005 38125
N1280(1M) 175
1888 3840 7541 15415 30882 61951
N640(VGA) 705
7553 15359 30159 61643 123489 247716
Still(When [Focus] is set to [Multi-Target AF]) F3456(9M) 23
255 516 1014 2073 4152 8330
N3456(9M) 39
428 865 1699 3474 6960 13962
F3:2(8M) 26
285 579 1138 2327 4662 9352
F1:1(6M) 31
333 675 1326 2710 5430 10893
N3072(7M) 48
521 1059 2080 4253 8520 17091
N2592(5M) 64
686 1397 2743 5606 11231 22529
N2048(3M) 90
974 1981 3892 7956 15940 31976
N1280(1M) 133
1438 2926 5746 11745 23530 47202
N640(VGA) 312
3357 6827 13407 27404 54898 110125
Text 3456 x 2592 42
457 931 1828 3737 7487 15020
2048 x 1536 109
1184 2363 4640 9486 19005 38125
Movie 640 x 480
(15 frames/sec) 		1min.
42sec. 		18min.
20sec. 		37min.
17sec. 		76min.
41sec. 		149min.
40sec. 		299min.
50sec. 		601min.
28sec.
640 x 480
(30 frames/sec) 		51sec. 9min.
15sec. 		18min.
49sec. 		38min.
41sec. 		75min.
31sec. 		151min.
18sec. 		303min.
31sec.
320 x 240
(15 frames/sec) 		4min.
19sec. 		46min.
19sec. 		94min.
11sec. 		193min.
41sec. 		378min.
2sec. 		757min.
18sec. 		1519min.
7sec.
320 x 240
(30 frames/sec) 		2min.
12sec. 		23min.
42sec. 		48min.
13sec. 		99min.
8sec. 		193min.
30sec. 		387min.
39sec. 		777min.
37sec.
M-Cont Plus (9M) N3456 (9M) 42 457 931 1828 3737 7487 15020
M-Cont Plus N1728 (2M) 143
1548 3072 6033 12332 24706 49561
Speed Cont N640 (VGA) 705 7553 15359 30159 61643 123489 247716

  • *The maximum recording time is the estimated total recording time. The maximum recording time per shooting is 90 minutes or the equivalent of 4 GB.
  • *The maximum number of consecutive shots that can be taken using continuous mode is 999. When the number of remaining shots is 1000 or more, "999" is displayed on the picture display.
  • *The figures shown for the maximum number of shots that can be recorded for M-Cont (2M), M-Cont (9M), and Speed Cont are the estimated total number of shots that can be recorded. The number of shots that can be recorded at one time is 30 for M-Cont Plus (2M), 15 for M-Cont Plus (9M), and 120 for Speed Cont.
  • *The maximum number of shots for Multi-Target AF is the estimated total number of shots that can be recorded. The number of shots that can be recorded at one time is 7. When the number of remaining shots is 9999 or more, "9999" is displayed on the picture display.
  • *The number of remaining shots displayed on the picture display may differ from the actual number of shots, depending on the subject.
  • *Movie recording time and the maximum number of still pictures may vary depending on the capacity of the recording destination (internal memory or SD memory card), shooting conditions, and the type and manufacturer of the SD memory card.
  • *A high speed memory card is recommended when shooting for long periods.

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