Ricoh announces rugged, waterproof RICOH WG-80 compact camera

GaryPageau
RICOH WG-80 compact camera

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the RICOH WG-80, a durable, lightweight and waterproof compact digital camera equipped with a 5x optical zoom lens providing coverage from 5mm to 25mm (equivalent to approximately 28mm to 140mm in the 35mm format) and a large, outdoor-friendly wide-frame LCD monitor.

Available in black or orange, the RICOH WG-80 will be available in mid-June 2022 for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $329.95.

The RICOH WG-80 features its own built-in ring light with adjustable illumination levels. Six LED macro lights positioned around the circumference of the lens barrel provide twice the illumination intensity of its predecessor, the WG-70, making the camera ideal for low-light and macro photography,The ring light can also be activated for taking selfies with the help of a self-portrait assist mode.

The camera is waterproof to a depth of 46 feet (14 meters) for up to two hours of continuous operation. The RICOH WG-80 is equipped with a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with approximately 16 effective megapixels. It features triple anti-shake protection to prevent blurred images and videos in all applications.

The RICOH WG-80 is shockproof against a fall from a height of five feet (1.6 meters) and freeze-proof in temperatures as low as 14°F (-10°C). It also comes equipped with an outdoor-friendly LCD monitor with a brightness level that can be instantly adjusted to the lighting level of a shooting situation.

The solid, airtight body of the WG-80 is not only waterproof down to a depth of 14 meters (46 feet) for up to two hours of continuous operation (equivalent to IPX 8 or JIS Class 8), but is also shockproof against falls from a height of 1.6 meters (five feet),* dustproof (equivalent to IPX 6 or JIS Class 6), freeze-proof to temperatures as low as -10°C, and crushproof against weights
up to 100kgf (kilogram force).

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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.