GR WORLD

It looks a lot nicer than the old app and feels better to use (quicker / snappier). Using the GR World app for transferring pictures works pretty well, but the remote shooting mode is pretty lackluster. I would love to be able to (1) see on my iPhone what the camera is seeing and (2) be able to adjust camera settings using the app; at minimum ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed and Exposure compensation. Focusing on functional improvements like this take this to a five star app for me. While I appreciate Ricoh’s continued focus on the communal aspect of the GR (introducing the gallery feature), I think I would like to see improvements that focus on functionality and usability first and foremost.

I like that there is an app for GR cameras. This one seems to get the job done…generally. It is also buggy. I constantly get notifications from it about getting/using my location even when I haven’t used the app in days and the location feature is (or should be) disabled. I also noticed that some of my shots while using the location sharing feature apparently didn’t get tagged with GPS. Maybe a camera firmware could fix that. I don’t know. Anyway, there’s a lot of room for improvement here.

App works okay for basic transfers, one tip I found was to switch to 5 Ghz frequency for faster transfers. I encounter two issues: 1) every time i click import images from the app and use that to turn on the camera, it will fail the first time, and work the second time you click it. This bug slows the process down. 2) You can only import in original size files, or XS. I wish I could import a S/M sized JPG, something in between, since the 1.5MP XS files are noticeably grainy even on a small phone screen.