Ricoh G900 Review

Now let's delve into more details of our Ricoh G900 review by assessing its features and specs, as well as checking what pros and cons it has compared to other average products in this category.

Ricoh G900 boasts of a resolution of 20.0 MP and is equipped with a 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sized BSI-CMOS sensor.

The base of Ricoh G900 has the following ISO range 125 - 6400 .

Unfortunately, the support of the RAW file is not included in Ricoh G900. However, if you are looking specifically for a Compact camera with a RAW file support, you should check out one of the following models from the same class and within similar price range .

Ricoh G900 features a 20.0 MP 1/2.3" sensor, which is not a good pick for high-quality and detailed pictures. However, we have an alternative option for you if you were looking for higher resolution.

Anti-Aliasing Filter

Ricoh G900 is known for the lack of anti-alias (Low-pass) filter. It is one of its essential features of the sensor built in this model. The absence of this filter contributes to a higher level of details and sharpness in the pictures you take. Yet, the lack of an anti-alias filter also enhances the possibility of more occurring in certain conditions.

Now let’s check how we can compare the size of 1/2.3" sensor featured in Ricoh G900 with other standard sensor sizes.

LCD and ViewFinder

Ricoh G900 is equipped with a Fixed Type 3" LCD screen. The resolution of this model’s screen reaches 1,040k dots.

In addition, this model comes with a built-in ViewFinder.

Max Shutter speed

Some of the other highlights of Ricoh G900 are its fps max speed and 1/4000 sec max shutter speed, which allow you to shoot continuously.

Flash

Unlike some other cameras from this category, G900 unfortunately, is not equipped with a built-in flash.

Focusing

In addition, G900 has a Face detection AF feature that quickly finds the faces that appear within the frame range and locks the focus on them automatically.

Video Features

As for the video quality characteristics of Ricoh G900, it gives you a possibility to shoot videos at the highest resolution of 3840 x 2160 You also have enough flexibility in terms of how you can save your files. Namely, Ricoh G900 allows you to save files in MPEG-4 and H.264 formats.

Ricoh G900 supports 4K (Ultra-HD) video. This is the highest available resolution as for today . Thus, opting for this model, you will be dazed by the video’s crispness and the quality of details when watching it on a 4K screen.

Such impressive resolution stats make this model stand out against the previous model, which provides a max video resolution of only. Thus, in case you are planning to update your old camera and would love to have a possibility to shoot lots of high-quality videos, high resolution is a significant advantage of G900.

Ricoh G900 is not equipped with any ports that would allow you to connect external headphones and microphones to it.

Connectivity and Storage

You can connect G900 to compatible devices via its USB DB-110 lithium-ion battery & USB charger or HDMI ports.

Battery Life

In concordance with generally accepted CIPA standards, the battery featured in Ricoh G900 provides a shooting life of 340, while the average battery life of cameras in this class is 274 shots.

Compared to all models in the Waterproof category, Ricoh G900 offers the highest battery life that reaches 340 shots.

In this part of our review, we are going to focus on Ricoh G900’s performance in various fields of photography. Each sub-section stands for a specific photography area. In every part, we will review Ricoh G900’s name performance and give it an overall score. This first spider web graph indicates how we can compare the G900 to the average Waterproof camera.

Hover your mouse over the points to see the score details for each photography type.

Ricoh G900 for Portrait Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Ricoh G900 performs Portrait Photography, we gave it a score of 14. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Ricoh G900 can be called a Underclass model for this type of photography.

If the score of this model doesn’t impress you and you are still looking for a model that is better suited for Portrait Photography, we recommend you to check out our Top 10 Cameras for Portrait Photography.

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Ricoh G900 for Street Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Ricoh G900 performs Street Photography, we gave it a score of 1. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Ricoh G900 can be called a Underclass model for this type of photography.

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Ricoh G900 for Sports Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Ricoh G900 performs Sports Photography, we gave it a score of 63. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Ricoh G900 can be called a 63 model for this type of photography.

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Ricoh G900 for Daily Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Ricoh G900 performs Daily Photography, we gave it a score of 55. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Ricoh G900 can be called a Strong model for this type of photography.

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Ricoh G900 for Landscape Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Ricoh G900 performs Landscape Photography, we gave it a score of 64. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Ricoh G900 can be called a 64 model for this type of photography.

If the score of this model doesn’t impress you and you are still looking for a model that is better suited for Landscape Photography, we recommend you to check out our Top 10 Cameras for Landscape Photography.