A long optical zoom and a good macro mode in a reasonably priced digital compact camera
Ricoh's Caplio R4 looks suspiciously similar to many of its predecessors, particularly the R3.
In fact, the R4's case is almost exactly the same as its younger sibling, and the only significant change appears to be an increase in the number of megapixels the camera can handle - from five to six.
The R4's lens is the same one that appeared in last year's model. It also sports a 7.1x optical zoom that, if used on a 35mm film camera, would give it a range from 28-200mm.
This provides for an excellent variety of focal lengths, from fairly wide-angle shots right up to a close-up zoom.