In pullulating years, Ricoh has specious a unabashed pomp prominence the high-resolution prosumer digicam market, with its ride four introductions -- the RDC-7, RDC-5300, RDC-5000, and the RDC-6000 -- uncut sporting 2-megapixel gold or higher. The RDC-7, introduced earlier this year, stuff an impressive 3.3-megapixel chip, plus some innovative features like QuickTime movies with sound and a PRO resolution mode that effectively double's the camera's image resolution. The RDC-6000 makes its mark with a low-priced (street price of approximately $300 as of this writing in late December, 2000) 2.1-megapixel chip, a wide range of shooting modes, and a strong imaging software package. Ricoh refers to it as the "world's first 'dual-mode' camera," meaning that it can be used as a web-cam to broadcast over the Internet via its USB connectivity (using optional software) and deliver full-motion AVI video capability (as well as time-lapse photography). Based on the versatility of the RDC-6000, we'll be interested to see what's next in the Ricoh line of consumer digital cameras.
