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Summary: good camera needs a few improvements
Review: I bought this camera after having a sony digital mavica for some years. The dimage is amazingly convenient becasue it is so small, you can carry it anywhere so you can get better photos because you can catch odd moments where you wouldn't expect to have a camera. The mavica was a pain it was too bulky and heavy so I never wanted to carry it and downloading from floppy disks was slow.
my criticisms of the dimage x are these:
a. you can't put a date onto the photo
b. the photo numbers restart from 1 each time so that you can't just copy all photos into the same folder without clashes - you have to rename them (the mavica keeps on adding one to the photo name: mvc-771, mvc-772 etc.).
c. the photos tend to be dark. the automatic ISO handling doesn't function well so that I tend to have it permanently on cloudy. the mavica deals with this far better.
d. the dimage has difficulty with variations in contrast.
e. you can't permanently turn the flash off. every time you turn it on you have to turn off the flash because it tends to flash most of the time
f. the drivers are not available over the internet. I got stuck on holiday because I forgot to bring the drivers with me and couldn't download the photos.
g. on some flash photos at night I got blotches on the picture something to do with the lens.
h. I am unsure about how it handles bright colors - may have difficulty with thisin favor:
a. size size size though its also easier to lose...
b. battery life is long and charge time is fast
c. takes good photos in low light
d. easy to use menu
e. screen tells you how many photos left, how many you've taken
f. fast download though you need a usb connection
g. tough case
h. I enjoy using it and have got some good photos. sometimes need to do enhancements to bring it up to scratch
Rating:
Summary: Fantastic camera. One flaw
Review: I am new to the Digital camera thing, so I wanted something convenient, and easy to use. I was looking at this camera and the Elph. This won, because it's smaller, has a movie function, and a 3X optical zoom. The Elph 200 has no movie function, and has a 2X optical zoom. Optical is better then Digital zoom (less grain). This camera is pretty much plug and play. I had to read a few of the instructions to understand some of the things, but it seems really straight forward. Do not use the top setting. It is a waste of space. It is the same data as the Fine setting, just Uncompressed. The pictures 4X6 come out looking exactly the same. But you can fit only 28 pictures on a 128 card, instead of 130 pictures at the Fine setting.
As soon as you buy this Camera, go on line and do a search for a 256MB Secure Digital (SD) Card. It costs about [price]. It's the best card out there for the money, and you will not find the 256MB in stores. You can find a 512 card on line, but it is
[price]. That's just as expensive as the camera! The camera comes with an 8MB card. You can take 3 pictures with this thing, then it's full, get a bigger card. You WILL want it. The ONE flaw with this camera, and this REALLY bothers me, is the stupid Battery light. Whoever designed this thing, should be forced to use a bad universal remote, for the rest of their life! Most battery levels, have a picture of a battery, that is broken into sections, and each section disappears as the battery runs out of life. Easy to understand, right? This camera has a battery symbol, that is white when full, then light gray when half full, then Red when you have 5 minutes left. I challenge anyone to tell the difference between White, and light gray on a battery symbol that small.
Buy an extra battery. You WILL need it. And buy the nice pouch, it has a pocket for the extra battery in it. I love this camera. I hate the battery symbol. Good thing is.... The battery can charge fully in about 45 minutes. That's fast.
The camera comes with a Battery Charger, USB cable, Software for viewing the pictures on your computer, a Lithium battery, and an 8MB card.
You need to buy a case, another battery (If you use it all day), and a much larger Memory Card (nothing less then 128MB). They sell an AC adapter, but it's really not needed. It just seems like more wires to worry about.
The camera is not really point-and-shoot. It focuses first, then shoots.
Hope this helps.
Rating: 
Summary: Great camera, the little dynamo...
Review: supposedly I can get 1.5 days of continuous usage if I just use the viewfinder instead of the LCD screen. Fast 2 second startup time means that I hardly lose a good moment. I also use an epson 3100z which takes up to 7 seconds before it can take a picture. I don't even want to talk about my Kodak DC280 that ... out after 1.5 years. The color on the Kodak was by far the most accurate and shapest I've seen though. It is fast... Fastest RISC processor avail. to date: 9-17-02
Uses a sony CCD so the quality of the pictures is pretty good. I recommend getting another battery. Pretty cheap $ since it lasts 2.5-3hrs on LCD continuous use and only takes 1 hour to charge. Up the SD/MMC card though. It worked good with 128MB. Not so great zoom but adequete. I also suggest getting a $ case to protect the LCD screen, and buttons. It is perfect for a woman (for whom I bought it for) but I prefer the SLR types that I can attach lenses and external flases on my Epson 3100z. In short it is always available because it is fast, small, and quality is pretty good. Kind of steep price compared to the comprable Nikkon, Kodak, Olympus, etc... but Minolta did a fine job here. Not everybody has this camera and not many review it but the reviews have been great and I must agree (if you have the extra money).
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Summary: great camera
Review: This is my 3rd digital camera. I am very impressed with the ease of use, simple menus to navigate,the compact size and the extrordinary quality of images. With a 64meg card I can get about 200 standard (1280x860) images with a great resolution for printing.
Basically with two 64 meg or larger cards and two or three batteries I can do a six week travel without having too carry a Computer, harddrives and so on!
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Summary: Small and Stylish.
Review: Yeah, the image quality is average, but for snapshots and fun movies, it's great. It does look very cool, and it is the smallest digital camera out there that takes movies with sound. This makes it a great camera to bring along to the baseball game, to the beach, an amusement park, etc. For all those videocamera moments.
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Summary: Cool camera
Review: I love that camera. Very small. lightweight, aluminum case, Li-on 1 Amp battery and no lenses outside. I can bring it with me every day - it fits in my pocket or on the belt and I event don't fell it at all. Very good quality of pictures & great colors. Good display. But you can't imprint date & time on your pictures. I think - it's the best "point & shoot" camera. I used to have Ricoh DC5300 & Canon S110. And I like my Minolta.
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Summary: Use your Dimage X abroad
Review: When I was going to buy my Dimage X in the US I was afraid because in the minolta web page they said you could not use the camera abroad. This is absolute nonsense. The only country where I have used my Dimage X (US bought - half the price than in Europe), is Spain, and it works fine. The only "problem" you need to solve is finding a plug adaptor for the charger, since it will not fit in most of the spanish plugs. And this will happen in any other european country (UK, Ireland...) No problem at all with the voltage. Regarding the camera I am really satisfied with it. It is not only slim, quick and reliable, but ultra-cool and trendy (and takes good pictures too :-). You just need an extra battery, and at least a 64 MB SD Card. A case is also an option if you dont want to carry it in your pocket. It is definetely a GO!
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Summary: Little BIG Camera
Review: I've had my camera for almost a year and I like it better every day. I rate the photo quality as VERY good. In fact, better than my (heavy bulky) Cannon SLR. It is so easy to use and fits perfectly in my leather business card holder. I keep it with me all the time and never miss a photo op. My suggestion: GET THIS CAMERA and get a spare battery and high capacity memory card. You won't be disappointed. And shop around - I got mine for about $100 less than offered by most online merchants and it was new, never out of the box perfect.
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: I just got this little camera. I opened it up, read a quick review of how to navigate the menus and started taking pics. So far this camera has not taken a bad picture in many different situations. Just set it on automatic and let it do its thing. I took pictures in the dark, in the refrigerator, lamps on in the room, outside in daylight, while driving down the street, all perfect pics. It just always takes perfect picture. I love it. Its small and light weight. Very nice camera. You just dump the pics via windows explorer via another drive letter it creates when you plug the camera in. You also delete pictures in the camera that way if you desire. Dumps VERY fast, also. I recommend it highly. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Tougher than it looks
Review: This is my first digital camera and I'm extremely happy with the picture quality and features (like the mini movies). Everyone gasps at the size of the camera and is further surprised at the 3x zoom. Battery life is more than adequate for parties or golf outings. I've dropped the camera once, no problems. Another time it fell into a pond, yet still works perfectly fine.
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