Ricoh caplio gx8, a compact digital camera with 8.24 effective mega pixel with spectacular image quality has precise control to maintain a sharp focus on the subject throughout the shoot. To get your best shot you can also control the shutter speed which ranges in Manual Exposure mode from 1/2000 to 30 seconds. It provides you with 1/3-EV-step exposure correction for subtle lighting conditions to make sure you have the correct amount of light in the background for best picture quality by allowing you to make EV adjustments in 1/3 steps within a range of ±2.0EV.With a Hybrid AF system it keeps the shutter release time to approximately 0.10 seconds (without focus lock engaged) and powers up in about 1.3 seconds to make the camera ready for the next shot within 1.7 seconds.