How The Dimage Minolta Measures Up!
I have owned a Nikon Coolpix digicam for a little over two 1/2 years and in that duration of time I have taken over 3k photos. 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 selection, it is possible to make many alternative photographs with this outstanding camera.
Another great feature that pulled me to the Dimage Minolta was the anti-shake feature. A camera with a wonderful zoom is not useful if you can’t hold it steady enough to get a great pic. Despite the length of the zoom, the Dimage Minolta camera is surprisingly compact and easily fits into my fanny pack which is precisely what I wanted.
Another feature that I think is great about the Dimage Minolta is the adjustable LCD monitor which is much crisper than the one on my Nikon. This allows you to shoot 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 protect it and also take photographs by trying the EVF viewfinder. Which lets you to use less battery strength.
The Dimage Minolta LCD will also turn absolutely forward so you can do a self portrait by trying the remote control to trip the shutter. The remote can also be advantageous for long exposures on a tripod like night shots. For night shots, it even has noise cancellation to where it will take a second pic with the shutter closed to record any “hot spots” from the pixels and take away them from the final pics so it is more clear and does not have all those white dots on it. I did this and it great dim lighting photos – in fact the Dimage Minolta took the best low light photographs I have gotten with any camera I have owned.
The time between shots it pretty fast. Quicker 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 trouble focusing in low light situations. The macro can be employed at either the wide angle or telephoto ends of the zoom. I have not especially attempted that yet. Nor have I attempted the flick format which is claimed to be fantastic. There are two resolutions you may use for that.
I thought my tiny Nikon 4mp camera took nice pictures, but the Dimage Minolta blows that away. It is easy enough for a beginner to use it on “Auto” but has enough features to delight most professionals too. I already have taken several photographs with this camera. They are extremely crisp – from the wide angle thru telephoto. This camera fit my wishes and then some – with all the options available that this camera offers. If you are serious about photography and yet want to keep it simple, the Dimage Minolta is a exceptional camera!
See I’ve not debated the 8 mega-pixels the Dimage Minolta has. The reason behind that is because it wasn’t a factor for my purchase and enjoyment for this camera. Four mega-pixels is a lot for most uses particularly since most users will not be making prints bigger than eight x 10. But this camera definitely gives you that possibility.
I praise this camera! The photo is what the eye sees, and the Dimage Minolta will definitely help you to catch what you see with simplicity. I very highly recommend it!
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