I have owned a Nikon Coolpix digital camera for a little over two 1/2 years and in that period of time I have taken over 3k footage. As I checked 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 feasible to make many alternative photographs with this remarkable camera.
Another awesome feature that intrigued me to the Dimage Minolta was the anti-shake feature. A camera with a great zoom is not useful if you cannot hold it steady enough to get a great photo. Despite the length of the zoom, the Dimage Minolta camera is incredibly compact and simply fits into my fanny pack which is exactly what I wanted.
Another feature that I think is great about the Dimage Minolta is the adjustable LCD monitor which is much clearer than the one on my Nikon. This allows you to aim over your head or at a low angle and still see what you are shooting at. You can fold the LCD to where it is facing the camera body to guard it and also take photos by using the EVF viewfinder. Which permits you 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 may also be Handy for long exposures on a tripod like night shots. For low light shots, it even has noise cancellation to where it will take a second photo with the shutter closed to record any “hot spots” from the pixels and take away them from the final pics so it is clearer and does not have all those white dots on it. I attempted this and it took great dim lighting pics - in reality the Dimage Minolta took the best low light pictures 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 low light pics since this like many auto focus cameras can have difficulty targeting in low light scenarios. The macro may be used at either the wide angle or telephoto ends of the zoom. I have not really tried that yet. Nor have I tried the flick format which is claimed to be very good. There are two resolutions you can use for that.
I thought my little Nikon 4mp camera took nice footage, but the Dimage Minolta blows that away. It is simple enough for a novice 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 very sharp - 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 simplistic, the Dimage Minolta is a impressive camera!
Notice I did not talked about the 8 mega-pixels the Dimage Minolta has. The cause of that is because it wasn’t a concern for my reason to buy and enjoyment for this camera. 4 mega-pixels is a lot for most uses particularly since most users will not be making prints bigger than 8 x ten. But this camera certainly gives you that possibility.
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 think it is worth every penny!
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