By John Henshall
Ricoh RDC-1
If you recall our Camera for
the 21st Century specification the new Ricoh RDC-1 digital camera will definitely
appeal to you.
The RDC-1 claims to be the world's first digital camera to offer both still and moving
image and sound recording/reproduction. Its recording capacity on a 24MB PC card is
246 (768x480 pixels) still pictures in standard mode, or 492 in economy mode, or 246
still images in economy mode each with 10 seconds of sound, or 173 still images in
standard mode each with 10 seconds of sound, or four video scenes of 5 seconds each
with sound, or one hour and forty five minutes of sound only. All this in any
combination.
Size is 5.25x2.75x0.75 inches (13x7x2cm), weight 9 ounces (250g) without batteries
or the DM-1 removable 2.5 inch colour LCD monitor, which gives a 'live' viewfinder
image. A 3:1 2.8 zoom is included.
