Ricoh's Wireless Camera Provides Pictures On The Go

By Michael Foley
iApplianceWeb
(03/18/02, 03:27:48 PM EDT)

Ricoh is bringing wireless networking to its digital cameras. The RDC-i700 digital camera is now able to operate wirelessly in any 802.11 environment. The camera provides live image feeds remotely, direct from camera, including high-resolution stills, full-motion streaming video or live broadcast feeds. The 3.34-megapixel, Internet-ready RDC-i700 captures images and video, sends and receives e-mail including attachments, sends images of documents directly to fax machines, surfs the Web, creates image-rich documents and HTML files, and can FTP data and images directly from the camera.

The compact, handheld camera can broadcast at 320x240 pixels to a Web browser at a rate of 10fps (frames per second). The camera provides remote control through its built-in graphical Web interface. The camera can also capture ultra-high-resolution 3 million pixel images that are automatically transferred to a secure photo sharing and archiving site.

It connects to wireless 802.11 networks to transfer data. The operating range of the camera is 300 feet from the access point when using 802.11, or up to 3 miles by using proprietary wireless systems.

The RCD-i700 system is available with a price of $1,299.

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