RDC-i500

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FRONT FRONT-TFT LEFT RIGHT
FRONT SIDE * LEFT SIDE * RIGHT SIDE *
  • *Click to see large scale images.
Terminal Battery

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Major Specifications

ITEM DESCRIPTIONS
RECORDING FORMAT Still: JPEG (Exif 2.1), Non-Compressed: TIFF
DCF"Design rule for Camera File system", DPOF support
Text: TIFF(G4 MMR system)
Motion: AVI (Open DML Motion JPEG)
Sound: WAV (Exif2.1)
VIDEO SIGNAL METHOD NTSC/PAL switchable
RECORDING MEDIUM Internal Memory / Compact Flash Card, Microdrive
CCD 1/1.8-inch CCD with 3,240,000 square pixels(effective pixels)
RESOLUTION Still: 2048x1536 / 1024x768 / 640x480
Text: 2048x1536 / 1024x768
Motion: 320x240
RECORDING MODE STILL / TEXT / VOICE MEMO / STILL+VOICE MEMO / MOTION WITH SOUND / CONTINUOUS MODE
PICTURE MODE Fine / Normal / Economy, Non-Compressed
LENS F: 2.6-3.4, 10 glass elements in 7 groups
ZOOM Optical 3x zoom, f=7.3-21.9mm(35-105mm in 35mm camera format)
Digital 1.3, 1.6, 3.2x zoom (resolution 640x480 only)
SHUTTER Still: 8, 4, 2, 1-1/2000sec. (mechanical shutter)
Motion: 1/30-1/2000sec. (electronic shutter)
SHOOTING RANGE 24cm(9.4in.)-INFINITY(at Wide) / Macro:approx.1cm(0.4in.) -24cm(9.4in.)
ISO SENSITIVITY AUTO / Selectable ISO (equivalent to 200/400/800)
OPTICAL VIEWFINDER Real-image, Diopter Adjuster (-2-+1dpt.)
MONITOR DISPLAY 2" TFT LCD (200,000 pixels)
BUILT-IN FLASH AUTO / FORCED FLASH / SLOW SYNCHRO / OFF / RED-EYE REDUCTION,
Manual strength adjustment (SOFT / NORMAL / STRONG)
FOCUS AUTO FOCUS / MANUAL FOCUS / FIXED FOCUS (SNAP;2.5m,INFINITY)
EXPOSURE MODE Programmed AE, Exposure metering system:CENTERWEIGHT / SPOT / MULTI
EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT AUTO / MANUAL EXPOSURE COMPENSATION (+/- 2.0 EV in 1/4 EV steps)
WHITE BALANCE AUTO / DAYLIGHT / FLUORESCENT LIGHT / TUNGSTEN LIGHT / OVERCAST / MANUAL
SELFTIMER Approx. 10sec. delay
OTHER FEATURES DATE IMPRINT, AUTO BRACKET, MONOCHROME MODE (B&W,Sepia),
INTERVAL MODE(Time Lapse from 30second intervals up to 3 hours),
SOFT MODE, TIME EXPOSURE MODE, SIGNATURE function, SPLIT-SCREEN MODE
INTERFACES PC: USB, Video Out, Audio Out
EXTENTION SLOT Compact Flash card slot
Supporting Card: Modem, Cellular, LAN (compatible products only)
BATTERY Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery
DIMENSIONS
(W x D x H) 		141.9 x 78.2 x 30.3mm, 5.6 x 3.1 x 1.2 inch (excluding projections)
WEIGHT Approx.295g (10.4oz)(without battery)

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Camera Softwares

DIAL-UP Protcol PPP
INTERNET MAIL Protocol: POP3 / SMTP
Encording format: MIME
DIRECT UPLOAD Protocol: Ricoh original
IMAGE EDITING Size Change, Rotation and Voice Memo annotation
JOB Navi. Function Image Capture Guide List, HTML file creation

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Software CD(Windows / Macintosh)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WINDOWS MACINTOSH
OS Windows 98/98 Second Edition MacOS 8.6-9
Windows 2000  
Windows Me *1  
CPU Pentium processor Power PC
MEMORY SPACE 32MB or more (64MB recommended) *2 32MB or more
HARD DISK SPACE 6MB or more 6MB or more

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CONTENTS

  • 1. Image Capture Guide List tool with Word and Excel sample files
    (Windows only*3)
  • 2. RDC-i Explorer Plug-In (Win) / RDC-i Mounter (Mac) :
    Camera memory can be accessed from PC/MAC.
  • 3. RDC-i Direct Upload (Direct transmission program) :
    receive data from RDC-i500 *4
  • 4. TWAIN driver, USB driver *5
  • 5. Apple QuickTime 4

  • *1PCs with Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 can be used when connected via Lan.
  • *2128MB or more for Windows 2000.
  • *3Required Microsoft Office 97 or 2000.
  • *4Apple Remote access 3.0 Personal Server is required for MacOS 8.x.
  • *5Limited to PCs with Windows 98/2000 pre-installed or Macintosh with MacOS 8.6-9 (USB service 1.1).

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Compatible Products

Memory Card
Item Maker Model name
Compact Flash SanDisk SDCFB - 16 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 64 / 80 / 96 / 128 / 192
Lexar Media, Inc. USB enabled Compact Flash 8x32 / 48 / 64 / 80 / 128 / 192MB
Microdrive IBM 340MB, 1GB Microdrive
Communication Card
Item Maker Type
Modem Xircom CompactCard Modem 56 GlobalACCESS
Pretec Electronics Corp. (C-ONE Tecnology Corp.) Compact Modem
Cellular Xircom CompactCard GSM
CompactCard Modem 56 GlobalACCESS+GSM Connection Kit
LAN Socket Communications Inc. Low Power Ethernet
Xircom CompactCard Ethernet 10

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RDC-i500 Optional Accessories

MODEL  
DB-20L Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery
BJ-1 Battery Charger
DR-3 Remote Control
AC-3 AC Adapter
  • *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
  • *Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the U.S.A. and are registered in the U.S. and other countries.
  • *Macintosh and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer,Inc. of the U.S.A. and are registered in the U.S. and other countries.
  • *All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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