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Summary: Totality
Review: I lost my X and immediately bought the XT. This is my 4th digital camera. I love this camera warts and all. I bought my original Kodak because it took gorgeous photos (still does) but was so clunky and slow I never used it (still don't).I always have the XT with me. I often audio record 90minute lectures and they only use 40mb (but one full battery). Video is great and you can even zoom while you are taking movies and are only limited by memory. I also use it for storing and swapping computer files. The photo quality is good nottops, as many reviewers have noted. However I always have it with me and have taken almost 2k shots in six months.I never approached a thousand photos with any of my other cameras. So I have lots of great photos. Start-up is lightening fast I catch photos I thought I would never get. For those who have said thay have missed shots focus lock can be slow. Set shutter to continuous, Lock on somthing big. Then let her rip, you will a catch great animation like series. I have a great Casio wire neck chain for it so when in the woods, at exhibitions or at family gatherings I am always catching great shots. Close-ups are great. The battery will take hundreds of shots (I almost never use flash) and charges in just over an hour! Previously a camera was something I only used for special events. Now I use my camera practically everyday! Who would have guessed.
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Summary: All the right features, but picture quality could be better.
Review: I looked at a lot of digital cameras before I bought this one. I chose the Dimage Xt because it was the only ultracompact under $300 with all the features I wanted. Pros
-Ultracompact size. Take it anywhere you go.
-SD card. Small, plenty of memory for the money, acts like a hard drive when you connect to a computer.
-Quick startup. You won't miss many pictures with this camera.
-Docking station gives you the option of charging battery in-camera (my preference) or by itself.
-Auto white balance. This feature seems to work very well.
-Auto ISO (50-160), ISO 400 selectable.
-3X optical zoom. Amazing for a camera this size.
-3.2 MP.
-Night mode. Works very well as long as you keep the camera still. Almost a necessity with the inadequate flash.
-Makes movies and can be used as an audio recorder.
-Reasonable price given all the above features.
-Controls are easy to use and understand. In minutes, I was more comfortable with this camera than with my 2 year old, 1.3 MP, Olympus D-460. Cons
-Picture quality could be better for a 3.2 MP camera. I think it must be the folded lens.
-Flash is underpowered and does not cover wide angles. Night mode makes a big difference, but you have to tell the subjects to be still for a couple seconds after the flash.
-Autofocus could be quicker. Results in out-of-focus shots if you rush. Take time to compose your shots.
-Easy to take a picture of your finger if you use your left hand to hold the camera steady. Overall, I'm quite happy with this camera. The picture quality could be better, but the small size, features, and ease-of-use make up for it. I will probably get a more advanced camera in the future to take better pictures, but I will probably keep this camera to carry around.
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Summary: Excellent Design, Big Disappointment
Review: For more than a year, I had planned to buy this beautiful little camera (not the Xt, but it's earlier models). Minolta kept upgrading and improving it, and finally I bought the Xt. And it lived up to my every expectation; wonderfully engineered, very small, easy to use, lots of great features. Only one huge problem. The quality of the pictures is just plain poor. I am an experieced photographer and regularly use both film and digital cameras. I know how to maximize picture quality in almost any lighting situation. This camera does not deliver sharp pictures; not even in 4 X 6 prints, and not even under the most straighforward lighting situations. Since it has a much-more-than-adequate 3.2 megapixel sensor, I can only conclude that the innovative optics in the camera are not up to the task. I would rate the picture quality about the same as -- or even lower than -- one would expect from an old Instamatic point-and-shoot. At this price, the Xt should deliver much higher picture quality than that. I have returned the camera, and ordered a Canon digital elph to replace it.
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Summary: Excellent camera - small, good pictures, zoom, & features
Review: So small! (its smaller than most cellphones).
3.2 megapixels is just great - clear picture; moreover, minolta has some cool technology that helps to correct the picture if needed.
Strong enough flash - but in the dark, sometimes, pictures are grainy - needed to change the ISO setting by hand a couple of times. 128 mb sd card definitely recommended. (can take fine quality pictures at a low compression rate = better picture quality!). Love the cool feature of being able to record your own sounds. The LCD is super clear, so when viewing pictures (esp. when showing it to others just after having taken a picture) its really good. The compactness, I cannot emphasize enough. Its smaller than a nokia 3595, and lighter too (with battery). I'm scared that I'll forget it sometimes, & not realize if I have it or not! The internal zoom rocks!!!! and that causes the startup time to be so fast! I barely turn it on, & its on - unlike most other digital cameras. Good, clear pictures. Easy to use - for both video, & pictures. What else do you want?
Might not be as good as cannon s400, but almosst as good - definitely in the same league. You cannot make out the difference 99 times of 100. Oh yes, I've used this as webcam to videoconference too, & it works flawlessly. muchh clearer than most webcams out there! (of course, this should not be your sole critereon when buying this camera ;)) A con --
A couple of times, it gives a picture a blue'ish tinge with some pictures, but never anything that I cant fix in ACD Foto Canvas (good software - free download - go get it, if you have ANY digital camera). I love this camera, and I still have to read through most of the manual!
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Summary: Complete satisfaction!
Review: The product was delivered on time, in new condition with all accessories as stated. The price was within $5 of the lowest.
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Summary: Nice little camera
Review: This camera is small, about the size of a wallet. It's very easy to use, takes very clear pictures, and has many features. One is its ability to easily take short videos, which can be edited using PC/MAC software Minolta provides.
I've had the camera for two weeks and the battery life seems to be fine.
This is an excellent camera for beginners.
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Summary: Minolta XT
Review: I was disappointed with the image quality. My aunt's 1.2 mp camera took sharper pictures. I would probably never have noticed if I didn't have that comparison. I hope I'm just doing something wrong. The size is nice but not a good trade-off for picture quality.
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Summary: Camera is slick, but picture quality bites
Review: We had high hopes for this camera, but it only took a few pictures to convince us that the picture quality just isn't up to other brands i.e. Olympus, Sony, etc.
The size and features are great, but photographs taken at night using the flash are reminiscent of old Polaroid photos. Purple-ish, uneven, lacking detail. We haven't taken any daytime outdoor color photos with it yet - but hey, why bother - there are just too many cameras out there that do an excellent job, so this one is going back! I'll put it this way - on a scale of 1 to 10 in this price range, the Sony Cybershot at $199 is a 9, just about any Olympus is a 9.5, and this camera rates about a 1.
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Summary: Real handy but has limitations
Review: My main camera is an Olympus C-5050. The convenience of the Xt is hard to beat for casual use or in outdoor walking around snapshots on vacations. I would have preferred a backup camera with battery and memory card compatibility with my Olympus, i.e., AAs and xds. Observations: Photo sharpness is generally very good but does not match that of my larger camera. Controls are simple and straightforward but people with large hands may experience some difficulty. Menus are relatively easy to navigate. Date imprint feature is handy and facilitates organization of prints. Indoor, lowlight capability is limited due to flash range but exposure compensation (and Photoshop adjustments) largely overcome this handicap relative to larger-lens (and bigger flash) cameras. Even in bright outdoors shots, exposure generally needs stepping up.
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Summary: my mini xt
Review: Great little camera!Manuel was pretty easy to understand.Boomers may need time to understand.Yes I'm a boomer!Get the casual case and there is a sakar battery for $18.00 that you can pre-order.Get the screen protector(for sure)Software took time for me to understand(Boomer)Oh Yes!I paid for overnight but it was sent Reg...Watch out for that!
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