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“The Ricoh RDC-6000 was purchased at the beginning of...”

★★☆☆☆

written by opusmalone on 26/12/2005

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.

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“Overall, the camera is great for beginners and...”

★★★★☆

written by goddard on 18/08/2005

Overall, the camera is great for beginners and intermediates alike.
8/10

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“I bought this Ricoh RDC6000 digital camera about a...”

★★★☆☆

written by BrianT. on 30/08/2002

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 you're photographing a snail or tortoise going down the road.
Software installs without problem, and images are transferred easily to the PC.
Don't use the viewfinder to frame the photograph... it's not very accurate. However, obviously using the LCD screen makes the battery run out quicker.
Shame there's no optical zoom.

Like the previous reviewer suggested, it would be a good camera to give the kids, if you can afford to do this.

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“The Ricoh RDC-6000 was my first digital camera and it...”

★★★★☆

written by JP. on 18/07/2002

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!

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“I owned this product for about 18 hours. In this time...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by SSN688. on 17/12/2001

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.

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“good digital camera which is let down by the lcd...”

★★☆☆☆

written by j poonia. on 09/12/2001

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.

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“seems to be an on-going problem with card errors and...”

★★☆☆☆

written by Andy Speirs. on 02/12/2001

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.

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“I would think hard about buying another Ricoh digital...”

★★★☆☆

written by eggsey. on 03/10/2001

I would think hard about buying another Ricoh digital camera

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“This is my second ricoh rdc6000 camera that has broke....”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Mick spruce. on 06/08/2001

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.

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“This is my first digital camera. The ease of use and...”

★★★★★

written by Andrew Atkinson. on 28/06/2001

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 value.

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“I find the Ricoh RDC6000 camera easy to use. i have...”

★★★★★

written by philip donohoe. on 12/06/2001

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).

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“The quality of photographs is generally very good but...”

★★★★☆

written by Peter Stone. on 04/05/2001

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 of camera anyway and I would have no hesitation in recommending this to anyone.

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“For the large number of features, modes of operation...”

★★★★☆

written by Derek. on 15/03/2001

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 other image processing software. The optical viewfinder rather than the LCD can be used in low light conditions to frame the image but be careful as the field of view is different.

In summary I like this camera package and think it is a good introduction to digital photography, reliable in operation and provides a large number of features for the money with good overall results.

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