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| Value for Money | 6.6/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5.5/10 |
Full review by
opusmalone
on 26th Dec 2005
User Rating : 3
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0
Good Points: Acceptable LCD screen
Bad Points: Very long start-up time. Poor focus. Short battery life. PC image trf only works when mains-powering the camera. No lens cap etc.
General comments: The Ricoh RDC-6000 was purchased at the beginning of an important holiday. I subsequently spent all my time trying to get a halfway decent photo out of it. It is a supremely annoying camera, a product Ricoh must be truly ashamed of, and one which has put me off Ricoh products for life.
It takes a long time to start up, resulting in many potentially good photo opportunities being lost. Then the camera shuts off very soon afterward (the maximum 3-minute shut-off setting is much less in practice), meaning you constantly have to switch it back on and wait another good 30 seconds. The date and time are lost when the battery is removed, but the battery MUST be removed or it will be drained in a day or two, even when not used. Therefore, it takes even longer to start up. By the time you've surfed the LCD's menu to set the date and time, the photo opportunity is long gone. The time between switching functions is acceptable; some are slow to respond. Indecisive focus. AVI-movie function is a plus. Images can only be transferred to a PC when the camera is plugged into the mains; otherwise, it will hang after one photo trf, even with a fully-charged battery. Expensive (cost £400 in 2001) for its sluggish performance, electron-hungry CPU, chunky-cheap feeling and performance.
opusmalone's review and ratings | 247 words
Review by
goddard
on 18th Aug 2005
User Rating : 8
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Overall, the camera is great for beginners and intermediates alike.
8/10
goddard's full review | 97 words
Review by
BrianT.
expert review 
on 30th Aug 2002
User Rating : 5
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I bought this Ricoh RDC6000 digital camera about a year ago for £275. I am very disappointed that it is so difficult to get a picture in focus. Although the auto-focus should fix on subjects at the centre of the picture, it almost always fails and the subject is out of focus.
If you want the highest quality images, then expect to wait a considerable number of seconds between pitcures, while the camera processes the image. Don't even think about multiple shots of the same scene, unless yo ...
BrianT.'s full review | 172 words
Review by
JP.
on 18th Jul 2002
User Rating : 7
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0
The Ricoh RDC-6000 was my first digital camera and it is a great beginners camera. Most images are awesome but there are some problems with blurring at times. The zoom SUCKS. The card errors drive me crazy and I have lost a lot of special pics. I will give my 7 & 11 yr. old this cam and I will go buy me a Fuji next!
JP.'s full review | 73 words
Review by
SSN688.
on 17th Dec 2001
User Rating : 1
Respect :
+1
I owned this product for about 18 hours. In this time I found out that it was about the worst choice I could have made. It sucks the big one. The software DID NOT WORK. I had to download new drivers, the res did not match up to a 3 year old kodak 1mp cam. DON'T BUY ONE OF THESE. At any cost it is to much! There are lots of other things wrong with it, but I'm sick of typing.
SSN688.'s full review | 96 words
Review by
j poonia.
on 9th Dec 2001
User Rating : 3
Respect :
+1
good digital camera which is let down by the lcd screen which is totally black indoors also feels very fragile in your hands but otherwise ok. I would not buy a ricoh digital camera again.
j poonia.'s full review | 46 words
Review by
Andy Speirs.
on 2nd Dec 2001
User Rating : 4
Respect :
+3
seems to be an on-going problem with card errors and if like me you cherish your photo's then i would think hard before purchasing this digital camera, other than that i have no other bad points except the speed that it operates at but that goes back to the saying "you get what you paid for" but to lose all your cherished holiday photo's is totally unacceptable.
Andy Speirs.'s full review | 201 words
Review by
eggsey.
on 3rd Oct 2001
User Rating : 6
Respect :
+2
I would think hard about buying another Ricoh digital camera
eggsey.'s full review | 39 words
Review by
Mick spruce.
on 6th Aug 2001
User Rating : 1
Respect :
+1
This is my second ricoh rdc6000 camera that has broke. Both times it has come up card error & damaged the smartmedia card so it is unusable. THINK VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE BUYING ONE!!!! Make sure you buy from a reputable shop with good customer support.
Mick spruce.'s full review | 63 words
Review by
Andrew Atkinson.
on 28th Jun 2001
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+1
This is my first digital camera. The ease of use and quality of the pictures is excellent.The picture were almost as good as my friends 3.34 Megapixel Sony camera.
I was however disappointed with the picture quality using the digital zoom.
Access to the Smartmedia card is very tricky because of the feeble door and catch.
The LCD screen is very dark when used indoors. I have had a few pictures that have not taken properly when you take pictures over a short period of time.
Overall excellent v ...
Andrew Atkinson.'s full review | 122 words
Review by
philip donohoe.
on 12th Jun 2001
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+1
I find the Ricoh RDC6000 camera easy to use. i have done much experimenting as it is my first digi cam. Instructions are easy to follow. Quality of image is very good (but you do need a good quality printer).
philip donohoe.'s full review | 74 words
Review by
Peter Stone.
on 4th May 2001
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+1
The quality of photographs is generally very good but the speed of actual use can sometimes be frustrating as it takes a second or two for the shutter to operate. Good battery life if LCD screen is not used. Web facility is excellent but the camera setup needs a bit of tweaking to get best performance.
Power saving features mean camera shuts down so instant photos cannot always be taken.
This is an excellent camera and despite any criticisms I may have laid at it, they are general to this type ...
Peter Stone.'s full review | 122 words
Review by
Derek.
expert review
on 15th Mar 2001
User Rating : 7
Respect :
+7
For the large number of features, modes of operation and accessories provided including a good software package this digital camera package is excellent value for money.
Apart from its slowness of operation all the other problems mentioned above can be easily worked around and generally the final images are well exposed and very good quality.
The problem of digital noise in dark parts of the picture can be easily removed using 'despeckle'in Photoshop/Photodeluxe or equivalent filter in o ...
Derek.'s full review | 210 words
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