RICOH COMPANY, LTD. and RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. are pleased to announce a preview showing of the RICOH GR III camera at Photokina 2018 – the world’s largest, full-scale trade fair of photographic and imaging products, to be held from September 26 to 29 in Cologne, Germany.
The new camera has been in the process of development as the latest model of the RICOH GR series, which features a lineup of high-end digital compact cameras combining exceptional image quality with a compact, lightweight body ideal for snapshot photography.
Over a history of more than 20 years, the RICOH GR series has always kept its basic concept of optimizing the essential values of a camera – high image quality and snapshot capability and portability – while at the same time making the changes and refinements needed to meet emerging needs. Because of this, GR-series models have been preferred by a great many photographers, particularly professionals and highly experienced amateurs.
Currently under development, the RICOH GR III inherits the basic GR-series concept, but it incorporates totally new devices in its main components, including a newly designed lens, a new image sensor, and a new imaging engine. These are designed to further upgrade image quality, strengthen many of the functions and improve the user interface.
Designed to be the ultimate snapshot camera, the RICOH GR III is a totally new breed of GR camera, one that will give the user new and different creative possibilities. We hope Photokina 2018 visitors will enjoy their first look at this new-generation GR-series model.
Overview of the product under development
| Model name | Launch date |
| RICOH GR III | Scheduled to be launched in Early, 2019 |
* The designs and specifications are identical to those first announced publicly about the camera’s development, and are subject to change without notice.
Major Specifications
| Lens Construction | 6 elements in 4 groups (2 aspherical lens elements) |
| Focal Length, Aperture | 18.3mm (Approx. 28mm in 35mm equivalent focal length), F2.8～F16 |
| Image Sensor | Type: Primary color filter CMOS. Size: 23.5mm x 15.6mm |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 24.24 megapixels |
| Sensitivity (Standard output) | Auto (ISO Auto Lower/Upper Limit and Minimum Shutter Speed can be set), Manual: ISO100～To be finalized |
| Image Stabilization | Sensor-shift shake reduction (SR)(3-axis) |
| AA Filter Simulator | Moiré reduction using SR unit (Off, Low, High) |
| Dust Removal | Image sensor cleaning using ultrasonic vibrations “DR II” |
| Still Image Format | File Format: RAW (DNG) 14bit, JPEG (Exif 2.3), DCF2.0 compliant Color Space: sRGB、AdobeRGB Recorded Pixels: 【3:2】L(24M:6000×4000), M(15M:4800×3200), S(7M:3360×2240), XS(2M:1920×1280) 【1:1】L(16M:4000×4000), M(10M:3200×3200), S(5M:2240×2240), XS(1.6M:1280×1280) |
| Movie Format | File Format: MPEG4 AVC/H.264 (MOV) Recorded Pixels: Full HD (1920×1080, 60p/30p/24p), Sound: Built-in stereo microphone Recording Time: Up to 25 minutes or 4GB; automatically stops recording if the internal temperature of the camera becomes high. |
| Storage Medium | Internal Memory (Approx. 2GB), SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card (Conforms to USH-I standards) |
| Focus Type | Hybrid AF (Image plane phase-matching and Contrast detection) |
| Focus Mode | Auto-area AF, Zone AF, Select AF, Pinpoint AF, Tracking AF, Continuous AF, MF, Snap, ∞ |
| Face Detection | ON, Use only in Auto-area, OFF |
| Focus Range (From lens face) | Normal: Approx. 0.1m～∞, Macro Mode: Approx. 0.06m～0.12m |
| Exposure Mode | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual Exposure |
| Metering Mode | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Highlight-weighted |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec. – 30 sec. (Limit by aperture setting F2.8: 1/2500 sec, F5.6 or greater: 1/4000 sec.) Timed Exposure (10sec. – 20min.), Bulb, Time |
| EV Compensation | Still Image: ±5EV, 1/3EV steps, Movie: ±2EV, 1/3EV steps |
| ND Filter (2EV) | AUTO, ON, OFF |
| White Balance | Auto White Balance, Multi Auto White Balance, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fl. – Daylight Color, Fl. – Daylight White, Fl. – Cool White, Fl. – Warm White, Tungsten, CTE, Manual White Balance, Color Temperature |
| Fine Adjustment | Adjustable ±14 steps on A-B axis or G-M axis |
| Drive Mode | Single Frame Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Bracketing, Multi-exposure, Interval Shooting, Interval Composite |
| Self-timer Mode | 10 sec., 2 sec., OFF |
| Crop | 35mm, 50mm, OFF |
| Image Control | Standard, Vivid, Monotone, Soft Monotone, Hard Monotone, Hi-Contrast B&W, Positive Film, Bleach Bypass, Retro, HDR Tone, Custom1, Custom2
Adjust parameters: Saturation, Hue, High/Low Key Adjustment, Contrast, Contrast (Highlight), Contrast (Shadow), Sharpness, Shading, Clarity, Toning, Filter Effect, Grain Effect, HDR Tone Level (Adjust parameter varies depending on the selected image setting) |
| Dynamic Range Correction | Highlight Correction, Shadow Correction |
| Noise Reduction | Slow Shutter Speed Noise Reduction, High-ISO Noise Reduction |
| Display | Display magnification (4x, 16x), Grid display (4×4 Grid, 3×3 Grid), Histogram, Bright area warning, Electronic Level |
| Playback View | Single frame, Multi-image (20, 48 frames), Display magnification (up to 16x, 100% view and Quick Zoom view available), Histogram (Y histogram, RGB histogram), Grid display (3×3 Grid, 4×4 Grid), Bright area warning, Auto Image Rotation, |
| Base Parameter Adjustment | Brightness, Saturation, Hue, Contrast, Sharpness |
| RAW Development | Aspect Ratio, JPEG Recorded Pixels, Color Space, White Balance, Image Control, Peripheral Illumination Correction, Sensitivity, High-ISO Noise Reduction, Shadow Correction |
| Edit | Resize, Cropping, Levels Adjustment, White Balance Adjustment, Color Moiré Correction, Movie Edit (Cut), Movie Edit (Divide) |
| LCD Monitor Type | 3.0 inch TFT color LCD (aspect ratio 3:2)、Approx. 1037K dots, Wide viewing angle, Air-gapless tempered glass |
| LCD Touch Screen | Capacitive sensing method |
| LCD Adjustments | Brightness, Saturation, Blue/Amber, Green/Magenta, Outdoor View Setting: ±2 Steps |
| Wireless Standards | IEEE 802.11b/g/n (HT20) (Wireless LAN standard protocol) |
| Wi-fi Frequency (Center Frequency) | 2412MHz～2462MHz (1ch～11ch) |
| Wi-fi Security | Authentication: WPA2, Encryption: AES |
| USB Type-C | Battery Recharge/Power Supply (Optional AC Adapter required), Data Transfer: MTP, Video output: DisplayPort over USB-C (DisplayPort Alternative Mode) |
| Hotshoe | Compatible with P-TTL Auto Flash Flash Mode: Flash On, Flash On+Red-eye, Slow-speed Sync, Slow Sync+Red-eye Flash Exposure Compensation: -2.0 -+1.0 |
| Lens adapter pin | Available |
| Battery Type | Dedicated Rechargeable Battery |
| Battery Life | To be finalized |
| Dimensions | Approx. 109.4(W)×61.9(H)×33.2(D)mm (excluding protrusions) |
| Weight | Approx. 257g (Included dedicated battery and SD memory card), Approx. 227g (Body only) |
| Included Accessories | Dedicated Rechargeable Battery, USB Power Adapter, Power Plug, USB Cable, Handstrap |
| Language | English, French, Germany, Spanish, Portuguese, Italy, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkey, Greek, Russian, Thai, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese |
