Minolta Dimage 2300

First and for all let's be clear about one thing : this Minolta Dîmage 2300 2-megapixel camera is phased out and no longer for sale. It was first introduced in early 2000 and was, at that time, no entry-level product as it would be considered now. There is however still the Minolta Dîmage E233, which while still being a 2-megapixel camera, retains the overall looks and size but has been upgraded with an optical zoom. The package At the time the Dîmage 2300 was sold in a carton box containing : - the camera - a wriststrap - a Compactflash memory card of 8 megabytes capacity - 4 alkaline AA-size batteries - a cushioned ...  Read the complete review

A very nice small, simple to use compact digital. No optical zoom, but excellent picture quality. Digital zoom cropped photo, no zoom, just less pixels? One other minor problem, removing compact flash, normally results in batteries falling out, as they are housed in the same compartment. Biggest problem. No support for Windows ME - so unable to download from camera to my home PC, had to use friends Windows 98 machine. Minolta UK gave the only solution as the purchase of an additional Compact flash Card Reader. Around £35. Dealer kindly exchanged it with a full refund for a Fuji 2400. £50 more, but 3x optical zoom, and ME compliant. ...  Read the complete review

hi to all well its true, it sucks to have no zoom but compared to other cameras of this price level i am really convinced about the quality of the pix. the colors are great and the resolution is high enough to get good quality prints, as a webdesigner i need the camera mostly to make pictures for the net and therefor the resolution is more then enough. the flash is not the best and pictures with flash often look somehow flat. the camera has a macro option that is useful for interesting fotos. so finaly i think that the dimage is not a state of the art super camera but for the price u pay u get a good quality camera that is useful for most puroses. ...  Read the complete review

This camera loks really good on paper.But it is a bit behind the times. There are many others on the market with zoom that are better value. The Minolta 2300 has a 2 million pixel resolution with no zoom and uses CompactFlash storage. Its a compact digital with pretty much standard features. It uses USB to download or serial so is compatible with just about any operating system. If you were looking for a value digital camera then i would look else where as there is better on the market. All in all not fantastic perhaps sugest the Kodak 3400 or Fuji FinePix 2400 instead. ...  Read the complete review