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Summary: Big Quality, Great camera in all,
Review: I have been an avid photo person for years. And have had tons cameras. So when I started with the Minolta Dimage 7i I was expecting somthing on par a good point and shoot 35mm. I was using a Kodak DC215 zoom for my digital at the time. But wanted something a little closer to my Canon Rebal. Well Minolta Dimage 7i is on par with my beloved Canon Rebal. I can say for the people that deal in digital photos this is the camera for you. No film and great photos. I now use this as my camera of choice for my Website... Money well spent.
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Summary: 5 stars doesn't say enough...
Review: I have heard bad reviews that this particular camera eats batteries, but I have not had any problems with batteries being used up fast. My last camera, which was only 2.2 Megapixels ate batteries much faster than the Dimage 7i. The picture quality is excellent. When the camera is taking pictures in it's best quality, you can see those minute blemishes that you don't usually notice in pictures. This camera is by far the best that I have ever tried. Highly reccommended to buy if you are in the market for a 5.0+ megapixel camera.
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Summary: 5 stars doesn't say enough...
Review: I have heard bad reviews that this particular camera eats batteries, but I have not had any problems with batteries being used up fast. My last camera, which was only 2.2 Megapixels ate batteries much faster than the Dimage 7i. The picture quality is excellent. When the camera is taking pictures in it's best quality, you can see those minute blemishes that you don't usually notice in pictures. This camera is by far the best that I have ever tried. Highly reccommended to buy if you are in the market for a 5.0+ megapixel camera.
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Summary: Dimage 7i
Review: I have just had the camera a few days now. As for all the gadgets, its gonna take a while to pick up on all those. Right now I am using it mostly on automatic and casually venturing from that to different settings and comparing to my other digital cameras.First, I love the 5 mp setting, the camera was very easy to pick up and start right out using .. (like most guys do) I am impressed with the quality of the pictures. I like the fact that everything is pretty much straight forward. The camera fires up quickly. I tested it with a romote flash sorta like a fill in and it worked flawlessly. The compact flash memory cards are fairly inexpensive and small so you can have a few backups for those multi picture extravaganzas. The one thing I would love to see addressed on the camera is the batteries... it would be nice to see minolta come with a battery, rechargable, rather than tring to keep up with two or three sets of AA s ... The instruction book... (guess I will have to read or at least review sooner or later ) looks like it covers pretty much anything you can run accross. Would I recommend this camera? Yes I would but not for the inexperienced guy... when you first look at this camera... there seems to be a lot to digest... but all in all... Love it!
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Summary: Dimage 7i
Review: I have just had the camera a few days now. As for all the gadgets, its gonna take a while to pick up on all those. Right now I am using it mostly on automatic and casually venturing from that to different settings and comparing to my other digital cameras. First, I love the 5 mp setting, the camera was very easy to pick up and start right out using .. (like most guys do) I am impressed with the quality of the pictures. I like the fact that everything is pretty much straight forward. The camera fires up quickly. I tested it with a romote flash sorta like a fill in and it worked flawlessly. The compact flash memory cards are fairly inexpensive and small so you can have a few backups for those multi picture extravaganzas. The one thing I would love to see addressed on the camera is the batteries... it would be nice to see minolta come with a battery, rechargable, rather than tring to keep up with two or three sets of AA s ... The instruction book... (guess I will have to read or at least review sooner or later ) looks like it covers pretty much anything you can run accross. Would I recommend this camera? Yes I would but not for the inexperienced guy... when you first look at this camera... there seems to be a lot to digest... but all in all... Love it!
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Summary: Allows me to be as creative as I want to be
Review: I have never challenged my photography skills until I got this camera. The first month or so that I had it, (got in August 2002) I used it in the fully automatic mode. Learning all of the features and settings is a challenge -- that's not a complaint - this camera is so packed with functionality that you will have to learn it over time. I never heard of White Balance until I got this camera. I am now using the manual modes and taking photographs I never thought were possible. Don't get me wrong, the manual modes are great but when you want to push the limits of your creativity - this camera will allow you to do it.
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Summary: For the ameture
Review: I have owned a number of 35MM cameras, however I am still an ameture at both photography and computers. I researched quite extensively before deciding on the Dimage 7i. I am glad I took the time. After about six weeks I find it amazing what this camera offers for the expert, yet it is so simple to use for some one like myself who is in a hurry to start taking great pictures. One of the best features I have discovered is the spot metoring button. This combined with the the instant reveiw means I never have to guess at lighting or take a picture to discover later that my subject turned out to be too dark to recognise. I know I will be learning with this camera for some time but still taking great pictures from the start. I LOVE this camera.
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Summary: Minolta Dimage 7i (Crime Scene Work)
Review: I have owned several Minolta products in the past and never had a problem. Therefore when it came time to go to digital for work (Crime Scene Investigations) I had no reservations with the Minolta. I have been using this camera for some time now and cannot say enough about the camera itself. The macro is wonderful and the white light adjustment has saved me several times. At the same time it is so simple in the program mode, that you can pass it off to almost anyone. I have used this camera to photograph things that most people don't want to talk about and it has never failed me. The software is more complex than necessary and the battery life is short, but the camera itself is excellent!
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Summary: Minolta Dimage 7i (Crime Scene Work)
Review: I have owned several Minolta products in the past and never had a problem. Therefore when it came time to go to digital for work (Crime Scene Investigations) I had no reservations with the Minolta. I have been using this camera for some time now and cannot say enough about the camera itself. The macro is wonderful and the white light adjustment has saved me several times. At the same time it is so simple in the program mode, that you can pass it off to almost anyone. I have used this camera to photograph things that most people don't want to talk about and it has never failed me. The software is more complex than necessary and the battery life is short, but the camera itself is excellent!
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Summary: The 7i is a digital journal for all of your travels
Review: I have to say that I love the Dimage 7i. It's auto settings make it a breeze to take pictures. It's focusing speed really make the upgrade from the 7 to the 7i a good idea. I recently went to Tibet and realized that the small 60 second videos created the most memorable images from my trip. I was surprised since I didn't even take that option into consideration when I purchased the camera. Other than battery power problem inherent in all SLR type digital cameras, I can't say anything bad about it.
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