Before You Buy The Dimage Minolta … Please Read This Review!
I have owned a Nikon Coolpix digital camera for a little over 2 1/2 years and in that duration of time I have taken over 3k photographs. As I looked for cameras with longer 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. Because of this wide range, it is possible to make many alternative photographs with this remarkable camera.
Another great feature that allured me to the Dimage Minolta was the anti-shake feature. A camera with a powerful zoom isn’t helpful if you can’t hold it steady enough to get a crisp pic. Regardless of the length of the zoom, the Dimage Minolta camera is amazingly condense and simply 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 easier to see than the one on my Nikon. This enables you to aim over head or at a low angle and still see what you are shooting at. You can fold the LCD to where it’s facing the camera body to protect it and also take pictures by using the EVF viewfinder. Which lets you to use less battery power.
The Dimage Minolta LCD will also turn completely forward so you can do a self portrait by trying the remote control to trip the shutter. The remote may also be convenient for long exposures on a tripod like low light shots. For night shots, it’s got noise cancellation to where it will take a second photo with the shutter closed to record any “hot spots” from the pixels and subtract them from the final photo so it is more clear and does not have all those white dots on it. I did this and it takes great low light photos – in truth the Dimage Minolta took the best night pictures I have gotten with any camera I have took pictures with.
The time between shots it pretty quick. Faster than my Nikon actually. It has manual or auto focus I used manual with it at infinity for my dim light photos since this like many auto focus cameras can have trouble focusing in dim light scenarios. 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 film format which is alleged to be very good. There are 2 resolutions you may use for that.
I thought my tiny Nikon 4mp camera took nice photographs, but the Dimage Minolta blows that away. It is easy enough for a beginner to use it on “Auto” but has enough features to please most professionals too. I already have taken several photographs with this camera. They’re extraordinarily crystal clear – from the wide angle thru telephoto. This camera fit my desires and then some – with all the options possible this camera offers. If you are serious about photography and yet want to make it simple, the Dimage Minolta is a marvelous camera!
See I have not talked about the eight mega-pixels the Dimage Minolta has. The cause of that is because it was not a perquisite for my reason to buy and enjoyment for this camera. Four mega-pixels is a lot for most uses especially since most users will not be making prints larger than eight x 10. But this camera definitely gives you that probability.
I praise this camera! The photograph is what the eye sees, and the Dimage Minolta will certainly help you to catch what you see with simplicity. I most definitely recommend this camera!
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