Rating: 
Summary: Loses its shine after a while
Review: I originally loved this camera.... small, light, good battery life, hi-res photos to work with. However, after using it for the last year, and taking over 2,100 photos with it (the camera keeps track) I have to say I'm extremely disappointed with it.Unless you're outdoors in VERY bright sunlight, or using the flash, forget about taking decent photos. I've held the camera solidly against a wall to take indoor photos without flash and all you get is a streaky mess. You can't control the apeture setting, and hence EVERY photo comes out blurry unless you are in bright, direct light. I spend a good 3-4 minutes with EVERY photo that DOES come out O.K. (not blurry) touching it up in photoshop. For whatever reason, the CCD is just not getting enough photons to take good, crisp, bright photos. Too bad, too, because in most other ways its a great camera.
Rating:
Summary: Loses its shine after a while
Review: I originally loved this camera.... small, light, good battery life, hi-res photos to work with. However, after using it for the last year, and taking over 2,100 photos with it (the camera keeps track) I have to say I'm extremely disappointed with it. Unless you're outdoors in VERY bright sunlight, or using the flash, forget about taking decent photos. I've held the camera solidly against a wall to take indoor photos without flash and all you get is a streaky mess. You can't control the apeture setting, and hence EVERY photo comes out blurry unless you are in bright, direct light. I spend a good 3-4 minutes with EVERY photo that DOES come out O.K. (not blurry) touching it up in photoshop. For whatever reason, the CCD is just not getting enough photons to take good, crisp, bright photos. Too bad, too, because in most other ways its a great camera.
Rating: 
Summary: Very Pleased!
Review: I was one of the first purchasers of this camera. I was excited by the small size and prospect of 4mp resolution. I also liked the slide=away lens cover which I felt would be highly protective and the metal body. It is a lovely camera but has had one flaw that makes it less than ideal for me. The problem is the focus, indoors in low light. It's fine for outdoor snaps but most of the pictures I take are indoors. Often the light is low because I am in a meeting room. In this case, the camera cannot autofocus well and, as there is no manual focus to override it, the problem is impossible to fix. I returned the camera for service, thinking perhaps it was a manufacturing defect but, sadly, it did not improve. I am now looking for another camera to replace it. It's a pity because it is a sweet, compact thing that's easy to carry. It would be a great choice for someone who is mostly interested in outdoor pictures.
Rating: 
Summary: Beautiful but disappointing
Review: I was one of the first purchasers of this camera. I was excited by the small size and prospect of 4mp resolution. I also liked the slide=away lens cover which I felt would be highly protective and the metal body. It is a lovely camera but has had one flaw that makes it less than ideal for me. The problem is the focus, indoors in low light. It's fine for outdoor snaps but most of the pictures I take are indoors. Often the light is low because I am in a meeting room. In this case, the camera cannot autofocus well and, as there is no manual focus to override it, the problem is impossible to fix. I returned the camera for service, thinking perhaps it was a manufacturing defect but, sadly, it did not improve. I am now looking for another camera to replace it. It's a pity because it is a sweet, compact thing that's easy to carry. It would be a great choice for someone who is mostly interested in outdoor pictures.
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Summary: Didn't live up to my expectations
Review: I've been shopping around for an ultra-compact digital camera that uses SD cards. I spent a month trying out the Konica Revio KD-400Z, but wound up returning it to the store because I just wasn't happy with it. Despite its 4.13 megapixels, this camera suffers in terms of picture quality. A close friend of mine has a Canon A40, and over the course of a few days we took several pictures under similar conditions, both outdoor and indoor. Seeing the shots side-by-side, I noticed a number of disappointing things about the pictures taken with the Konica Revio. The main thing I noticed was lack of detail in the pictures. The Konica Revio handled bright colors, bright light, and contrasts very poorly. Bright colors, such as red, were super-saturated; all detail was drowned out. Pictures taken in a dark environment using flash suffered from excessive brightness and contrast. There's no way to turn the flash down. Taking pictures of my friends across a restaurant table at night produced shots where the background was extremely dark and the faces of my friends were lit up so bright they looked like washed-out ghosts. In fact, anytime there was a bright object in the picture, the camera handled it poorly, giving it an overexposed appearance and losing the details. Indoor shots suffered from a brownish-yellow haze, despite my attempts to adjust the white balance. The cool blue LED on the front of the camera had an adverse effect on the color in macro shots. I took a close up of some purple orchids at a flower show and they wound up looking white-blue in the photo due to the influence of the blue light. All in all, it seemed like the colors and lighting weren't true with the pictures I took with this camera. For what I paid for it, I expected much better picture quality. And seeing the output side-by-side with another camera confirmed my impressions that it just wasn't taking very good pictures. Pros: The camera is small, compact, and stylish. I kept it in my purse and barely noticed it was there. The LCD screen was nice and bright. The zoom worked well. Another pro is that there was almost no shutter lag (which can be an issue with digital cameras). It is truly a point-and-shoot camera in the sense that you can take instantaneous snapshots with it. However, for what it cost, it should have more features and controls, and should take nicer pictures. In the end, I was not happy with this camera. I'm going to try out the Casio Exilim next.
Rating:
Summary: Didn't live up to my expectations
Review: I've been shopping around for an ultra-compact digital camera that uses SD cards. I spent a month trying out the Konica Revio KD-400Z, but wound up returning it to the store because I just wasn't happy with it. Despite its 4.13 megapixels, this camera suffers in terms of picture quality. A close friend of mine has a Canon A40, and over the course of a few days we took several pictures under similar conditions, both outdoor and indoor. Seeing the shots side-by-side, I noticed a number of disappointing things about the pictures taken with the Konica Revio. The main thing I noticed was lack of detail in the pictures. The Konica Revio handled bright colors, bright light, and contrasts very poorly. Bright colors, such as red, were super-saturated; all detail was drowned out. Pictures taken in a dark environment using flash suffered from excessive brightness and contrast. There's no way to turn the flash down. Taking pictures of my friends across a restaurant table at night produced shots where the background was extremely dark and the faces of my friends were lit up so bright they looked like washed-out ghosts. In fact, anytime there was a bright object in the picture, the camera handled it poorly, giving it an overexposed appearance and losing the details. Indoor shots suffered from a brownish-yellow haze, despite my attempts to adjust the white balance. The cool blue LED on the front of the camera had an adverse effect on the color in macro shots. I took a close up of some purple orchids at a flower show and they wound up looking white-blue in the photo due to the influence of the blue light. All in all, it seemed like the colors and lighting weren't true with the pictures I took with this camera. For what I paid for it, I expected much better picture quality. And seeing the output side-by-side with another camera confirmed my impressions that it just wasn't taking very good pictures. Pros: The camera is small, compact, and stylish. I kept it in my purse and barely noticed it was there. The LCD screen was nice and bright. The zoom worked well. Another pro is that there was almost no shutter lag (which can be an issue with digital cameras). It is truly a point-and-shoot camera in the sense that you can take instantaneous snapshots with it. However, for what it cost, it should have more features and controls, and should take nicer pictures. In the end, I was not happy with this camera. I'm going to try out the Casio Exilim next.
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Summary: poor focus
Review: I've owned this camera just shy of 30 days and am in the process of exchanging it for the Canon S230. I opted for the Konica over the Canon because the Konica was cheaper and offered more megapixels. Konica includes Adobe Photoshop Elements, the best software I've seen packaged with a digital camera, but unfortunately, the camera doesn't match up with the software. The biggest concern: poor focusing ability. After taking nearly 100 photos, I found that well over 50% were not in focus. It's particularly noticable when you try and print. Red eyes are a serious problem with the flash although in fairness I've heard similar complaints from owners of the Canon and other digital cameras. Also troublesome is the fact I can't review pictures without powering on the camera, which is done by opening the lens cover. Closing the lens cover, I frequently knocked the lens itself, which can't help the longevity of this camera. In sum, it's packaged well, comes with great software, feels great and is simple enough to use. If it focused better, I'd certainly have given this camera 4 stars. Perhaps I got a lemon, but I'm not wasting time with an exchange; I'm trying the popular Canon s230.
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Summary: Its okay
Review: It is light, compact, and generally takes great photos. Inclusion of Adobe Photoshop means you can also dither to black and white, and touch up images. The negatives are red eye with every flash shot, and blurring in low light conditions (w/out flash) where there is little contrast (ie exposure problem). Use of flash in low light can take away colour quality. In summary, and awesome OUTDOOR camera. Not the best for indoors.
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Summary: Keen Konica Clad in Steel
Review: It's tiny (little bigger than a credit card and beautifully finished in two-tone stainless alloy and yet this point and shoot digital really packs a punch. Minimalistic, with only seven buttons and a shutter, most functions are intuitive and the controls are surprisingly ergonomic and solid for a camera of this size - allowing it to be used even by those with Gulliver-like hands. The KD-400Z's main claim to fame is in its ability to house two flash cards - SD and MS and it is possible to shift data between them. A 128 mb MS holds around 176 high quality pics at 4 megapixels and 76 in uncompressed mode and of course this can be doubled with a second card. The camera leaps into action upon liding its steel lens cover to one side within just over a second - greeting you with a Windows like sound from its built-in speaker. Pictures are generally outstanding on wide angle - although there is a tendency to blur on telephoto - particularly with non-static subjects. Macro goes down to 4 inches. The camera is limited to 15 second at a time videos with sound(of very basic quality) irrespective card size. The zoom lens is virtually silent, responsive and lightening fast. The menu system comes in three colours and is generall easy to follow - offering a choice of detailed or basic options and it is possible to review pictures without turning the camera on.An index menu allows 9 images and pictures may be scrolled and zoomed into up to 12x. Some menu items like spot metering and exposure shift are embedded a little deeply in the menu system.And date imprint settings are extremely difficult to master. This is essentially a sophisticated point and shoot camera with focus lock, exposure control, slow synch, flash settings and spot metering options being the sole overides - but at least they are useful. It is a pity that setting a fast speed manually is not available as this would avoid shake on moving targets - so easy with diminutive cameras. Despite near instantaneous startup, it takes around 4 seconds to produce subsequent shots and around a second longer with flash. A novel three LED blue panel flashes on startup, self-timer and as pictures are taken. Battery life is reaasonable @ 60 plus pictures with average use of TFT screen and zooming, although a card reader would be useful and a second battery essential. Konica supply an optional case which is jazzy and compact with a pocket for spares, but charge a high price for what it is. Turning the camera off seems to require a gentle touch since the lens cover is only a quarter of an inch from the 2.8 lens. Overall, if you are prepared to forego some manual options and risk blurred shots on moving subjects, this is both a gem and an object of stainless desire, sold at a price which easily beats the competition. Photographs have superb colour rendering, exposure,resolution and are accurate and there is very little color noise at low light levels. Highly recommended and beautiful too.
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Summary: Great Little Camera
Review: Portable, maximized features, carry anywhere versitility...this camera has it all.
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