Photo taken with Ricoh RDC-300Z. (See section enlarged below.)

By Hope Katz Gibbs
Washington Post Staff Writer
March 27, 1998; Page N43

Basics
Image resolutions: 640 x 480
Features: Flash, 45-135 mm zoom lens, LCD screen, serial-cable output to computer or TV.
Removable storage: 2 mb SmartMedia card stores 12 minimal-compression shots, 24 low-compression shots, 49 high-compression shots. Weighs: 12.7 oz.

Section of above photo, enlarged to show quality.

Use and Operation
Taking a picture: A screen pops up... you press the button to record (as opposed to play). One-second wait between shots.
Image output: About one minute for a full roll of film.
Battery life: 48 shots; uses four AA batteries.
Image quality: Sharp, clear images. But some colors, for instance, in flesh tones and flowers, looked a little dull. (This is the sort of thing that can be fixed in image-editing software, if you enjoy that kind of thing.)

Overall Assessment
How much would you pay for this? $300
Comments: Display playback is a cool feature, works like a slide show. Choose .5 to 2 seconds between shots and watch your photos click by, just like a movie.