New compact cameras - announcement roundup

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In another thread I posted a link to an interesting video about the GRIV that should probably have been posted here:

Is a hybrid camera important to you? Do you regularly shoot and edit video?

I just watched Omar’s amusing video on GRIV complaints. I have never owned one, so it’s not really fair for me to complain or say what should have been added, but I can understand why some people are a little underwhelmed with the specs of the latest version, especially after the long wait. I can also understand that Ricoh’s philosophy is to iterate on a proven design rather than overhaul it, and if lots of people love the GRIII, then why mess with it too much? That said, it’s not perfect, and…