 |
Konica Minolta Dimage X60
by helen190390
I recently have been going through cameras pretty quickly as my first was water damaged and second was dropped and I damaged the flash. My friend lent me this camera and I've soon adopted it.
INFORMATION:
This camera is just your basic everyday digital camera. 5 mega pixels with a video and sound recorder.
To turn ... it on, you slide the front open to reveal the lens and it turns the camera on. It has a 3 times optical zoom lens which isn't very much, but it's not a very up to date camera so for it's age it's got a brilliant zoom. The photo shows a blue case but the one I have is all silver. It's very small and compact which is brilliant for a camera to mess around with on nights out or taking children to the park.
Although when trying to take photos of my daughter (who doesn't sit still for a second!) it's quite a challenge to get a still photo without using the flash. A switch on the top changes it to video mode and portrait, beach, movement and bright glare (mountains/snow) mode. I always use it on it's auto settings as i don't use it for professional photos but for what you can purchase it at, it's not something to grumble at. At the back is a 2.5" lcd screen, zoom adjuster, viewing mode button, menu and buttons for deleting, changing the settings from flash to red eye, no flash or auto. There is also a button to get rid of anything that stays on the screen when taking a photo so you can view the whole photo without an interruptions.
The camera has a rechargeable battery which charges when plugged into the charge provided. It takes SD cards in a slot on the side of the camera which is perfect to be able to take more than 20 photos which the camera allows. It also comes with a usb cable so you can plug it into your computer to upload the photos.
MY OPINION:
This camera was a brilliant camera when it first come out, costing around £160-£180. It does have a few slight problems of if you forget to turn it off, the lens doesn't get shut again until you do it yourself. The camera will turn off but not shut the lens cover for you. I do like it's size and ease of use. I would recommend this to anyone looking for something cheap and easy. It's not always something I would particularly go for but now I have one, I do very much like it. The picture quality can be brilliant in sunlight/daylight but when it is used in dull or dim lighting, the flash is very overpowering for such a small camera and makes everything in the background very dark. I use this camera for taking photos of my daughter on days out and of things I am selling for my business. I am planning to buy a new camera for my business but for now, this little camera is doing just fine.
PRICES AND PLACES:
I have only seen them on Ebay for around £1-£7 second hand. For such a good camera, I would say you are getting more than a bargain!
Read the complete review |
 |
Konica Minolta Dimage Xt
by Gold_007
I have had this camera for almost a year now and it works excellently. It is very small and weighs barely anything. It even has a screen so you can view the picture you are taking in greater detail. Using the screen, you can flick through photos you have taken to simply view them or delete them.
This camera takes excellent ... detailed photos with it's 3.2 Mega pixel optical 3x zoom. You can zoom in and out with ease by using one moving button. A great feature is the way you can half press the button to take a snap shot before fully pressing it. By pressing it half way down, it focuses and is ready to instantly take the photo when you fully click it. This is ideal for events that may come and go such as F1 racing, where this camera helped me to capture a car that zoomed past!
With this camera, you can also take short videos. The video quality is just as impressive as the photo quality. You can also watch these on the camera itself once they have been taken. To switch modes, you simply turn the knob on the back of the camera to photo mode, video mode or viewing mode where you can view the photos and videos you have taken.
The camera has an effective flash, which can be made automatic or it can manually be switched on and off. It's small and compact design makes it easy to carry and it doesn't take up much space. It is rechargeable so doesn't require any batteries and it comes with a hand strap to attach for extra safety. Overall, it is an excellent camera that I am very pleased with and I am sure it will last me years to come.
Thanks for reading.
Read the complete review |
|
|
Konica Minolta Dimage X50
by daniello
I had a Konica Minolta Dimage X20 2.0 megapixel camera when they first arrived on the market and absolutely loved it so when I became the victim of a pickpocket 2 years ago my insurance money went towards the purchase of its big brother, the Dimage X50.
The camera was offered in red, silver, black or blue - I thought the ... silver one looked the classiest so had that version.
I'd read lots of camera reviews before I eventually bought it from an electronics website. At the time it was difficult to find on sale and was quite costly (£219)for a snapper. Most amateur snappers were happy with 2.5/3.0 mega pixels. Anyway, I paid for it on a Saturday morning, was emailed on Sunday to say it had been shipped from France, and it was delivered into my hands on Tuesday morning!
My first impressions were that it is just as tiny as the X20 and I knew right away I was going to love it.
I've just checked the spec and can confirm it weighs only 19grammes. The 2 inch LCD on the back makes picture reviewing really easy, and the ability to zoom in on and around on the pictures you have taken is fantastic.
One of the best features of the X50 is the unique zoom lens - you can hear it zooming, but unlike other cameras there are no external moving parts! The lens is constructed to extend telescopically inside the camera body - so no protrusions!
The camera came with an SD card (16mb) but you'll probably want to invest in additional cards with larger capacity. I only managed to get about 10 pictures of good quality on my card if I remember right, I only use 256mb cards now.
Tech Specs:
Number of effective pixels: 5.0 million
CCD: 1/2.5-type interline primary-colour CCD with a total of 5.4 million pixels
Zoom : 2.8 x optical 4.3 x digital (12x altogether)
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Autoflash/ autoflash with red eye/ fill in flash/no flash
Flash recycling time: approx 6 seconds
Shutter: CCD electronic shutter plus mechanical shutter with shutter speeds of 4 seconds up to 1/1000 of a second.
Focal length 6.1 - 17.1 mm (35mm equivalent: 37 - 105mm)
Maximum aperture f/2.8 - f/5.0
Optical real-image zoom viewfinder with 2" TFT digital interface monitor
Recording media: SD Memory cards & Multi Media Cards
File formats JPEG, motion Jpeg (mov) WAV, DCF 1.0 DPOF and Exif 2.2 compliant
Pictbridge enabled
Drive modes: single/ continuous advance/ UHS continuous advance (11 off 1280 x 960 images in one second)/ self timer and multi frame (9 different pics on one photo with one press of the shutter release)
NP700 Lithium Ion rechargeable battery
Tripod socket, speaker, microphone, USB port/ AV out terminal
I'm not going to go any more technical than that as i'm already out of my depth!
What I do know though is:
The camera can record voices, videos (night or day mode) and photographs. Night videos tend to be a bit grainy and on the red side in my experience, but i'm not sure about the quality produced from other cameras under the same conditions.
Automatic digital subject programme selection of portrait, landscape, sports action, sunset, text and macro, makes things really easy and the slider button is on the top of the camera next to the shutter release.
When I'm showing off, I always opt to demonstrate the macro function - it is just soooo impressive on this camera, comments tend to marvel at the quality of the image compared to the size of the camera - mind you it does help that there is a camera shake warning symbol to show when your image may be blurred so you can retake it again.
Buttons on the camera are well placed with the shutter sliding open to power it up, so you are unlikely to switch it on in your bag/pocket without knowing.
A four way button on the back allows you to scoot backwards and forwards between stored images. to adjust the drive mode and flash, to delete images and to rotate stored images. Also on the back are the menu button, the playback button (which can also power the camera up to view stored images without exposing the shutter) and the display button.
The most amazing thing about this camera is the speed at which it is ready to photograph from first powering it up - I'd compare it with driving at 0-60 mph in 3 seconds (but not in my Rover 75!)
Battery life is pretty good too, not sure how many actual shots i've taken from one charge, but on holiday for a fortnight taking video and photographs I only had to charge the battery twice during the fortnight. The battery is taken out of the camera to charge it, although a DC 4.7V adapter can be purchased separately to run from the mains.
When the camera is in playback mode you can delete selected or all images and you can opt to have stored images copied and saved as tiny files ready to email - great timesaving idea.
Colours are true and playback images can be displayed as slideshows, ideally suited for displaying on a tv screen or monitor.
The only things I find annoying about the camera are:
Red eye on some flash photographs, even with the 'red eye flash' option selected. This is more pronounced on the X50 than it was on the X20 version due to the location of the flash compared to the lens. They should have left that bit alone, but then you live and learn eh?
The wide angle is not as wide angled as I'd like it to be, but then I can't blame the camera for that can I.
There is a battery strength indicator which I usually fail to take notice of, so when the battery is worn out, it just expires - that may be a personnel management problem though, not the camera's fault either.
Because of the red eye I can only rate this camera as good, but it doesn't change how much I love it.
MyX50 was delivered to me at my work where everyone was interested in my new toy; and lo and behold, before the day was out two further cameras were ordered by colleagues.
Although we are two years down the line, I still love my camera and everywhere that I go, my camera comes too, which has enabled me to take some excellent impromptu shots;
Read the complete review |
