Before You Buy The Dimage Minolta … Please Read This Review!
Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by jeff jones in Photography
I have owned a Nikon Coolpix digicam for a little over two 1/2 yrs. and in that period of time I have taken over 3k photographs. As I looked for cameras with greater zooms, there were 2 I liked the range of- both the Canon Pro1 and the Dimage Minolta. The Dimage Minolta 7X optical zoom provides me a great range between wide angle to telephoto. Due to this wide range, it's possible to make many different pictures with this impressive camera.
Another awesome feature that intrigued me to the Dimage Minolta was the anti-shake feature. A camera with a long zoom isn't helpful if you can't hold it steady enough to get a great picture. Regardless of the length of the zoom, the Dimage Minolta camera is incredibly condense and simply fits into my fanny pack which is precisely what I wanted.
Another feature that I really like about the Dimage Minolta is the adjustable LCD screen which is much crisper than the one on my Nikon. This allows you to aim above your head or at a low angle and still see what you are aiming at. You can fold the LCD to where it is facing the camera body to guard it and also take photographs by using the EVF viewfinder. Which lets you to use less battery strength.
The Dimage Minolta LCD will also turn completely forward so you can do a self portrait by employing the radio control to trip the shutter. The remote can also be effective for long exposures on a tripod like low light shots. For dim lighting shots, it has got noise cancellation to where it will take a second pic with the shutter closed to record any "hot spots" from the pixels and subtract them from the final picture so it is sharper and doesn't have all those white dots on it. I did this and it took great night pics - in truth the Dimage Minolta took the best dim lighting pictures I have gotten with any camera I have took pictures with.
The time between shots it pretty quick. Faster than my Nikon certainly. It has manual or auto focus I used manual with it at infinity for my night shots since this like many auto focus cameras can have difficulty targeting in low light situations. The macro may be employed at either the wide angle or telephoto ends of the zoom. I have not really tried that yet. Nor have I attempted the film format which is alleged to be glorious. There are two resolutions you can use for that.
I thought my tiny Nikon 4mp camera took nice photographs, but the Dimage Minolta blows that away. It is straightforward enough for a novice to use it on "Auto" but has enough features to delight most execs too. I already have taken several pictures with this camera. They are extremely crisp - from the wide angle through telephoto. This camera fit my wishes and then some - with all the options available this camera offers. If you are serious about photography and yet need to make it simple, the Dimage Minolta is a exceptional camera!
See I did not talked about the 8 mega-pixels the Dimage Minolta has. The cause of that is because it was not a forethought for my reason to buy and enjoyment for this camera. 4 mega-pixels is a lot for most uses especially since most users won't be making prints larger than eight x 10. But this camera certainly gives you that chance.
I am crazy about this camera! The photo is what the eye sees, and the Dimage Minolta will help you to catch what you see with simplicity. I recommend it highly!
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