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Summary: Konica KD-310Z - Better than you might think!
Review: I have owned this little gem for about 6 weeks. Boy do I love it! This is my first digital camera and it has far exceeded my expectations! I took it on a recent golf trip and I was amazed at the results. I bought this camera because of its small size (as of purchase time, Konica claimed it to be the smallest 3+ megapixel camera) and solid construction (stainless steel) but it is so much more than that. I am an amateur photographer for sure, but this camera makes me look like a pro. It is very easy to use and requires virtually no knowledge of photography beyond the ability to aim and shoot. The automatic settings works extremely well, which make it great when you want to pull out the camera quickly and take a photo before a special moment is gone. It's about as idiot proof as a camera could be. Before buying the Konica, I also considered the Canon S330 Elph. Even though the S330 is only 2 megapixels, I really struggled with my decision because I really liked the idea of going with a proven camera manufacturer like Canon. In the end though, I decided to take a chance on the Konica because I could get 3 megapixels in the same size package at about the same price as the Canon. Additionally, this Konica accepts both Smart Media AND Sony Memory Stick cards, which it great because I own a Sony digital camcorder and I can use the same cards. I'm sure Canon's cameras are very good, but you pay a price for that brand name. You won't be disappointed if you choose to go with this slick little Konica...Here's my summary of pros and cons: Pros:
3 Megapixels
Compact size
Great photo quality
Rugged construction (stainless steel) Slide-open lens protector
Very easy to use
Accepts Smart Media AND Sony Memory Stick cards
Decent battery life Cons:
No video-out port
Cannot charge battery in-camera Happy shopping!
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Summary: this thing rocks
Review: It's hard to find a camera with this camera's specs at this camera's price. It takes great pictures and looks great doing it. Another plus is that it takes memory sticks AND secure digital media, so it'll talk to all your Sony devices like a PDA or laptop.
Two gripes:
Battery life is a little short... but since this is my first digital camera, I don't know if this is a prolem in general with all digital cameras or just this one.
Flash is a little too close to the lens -- you get some red eye which you can fix with photoshop elements, which it comes with.
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Summary: Great size, decent pictures
Review: Ok, if u're planning to buy this camera, buy it for the size, picture quality, even though its decent, is sub par of that of a bigger nikon camera. But then again, if size is important such as lugging it around in your pocket when going out partying, then this thing is perfect. So far, its been pretty rugged, (even though I haven't dropped it yet) but it feels solid. Its a little bit smaller than the Digital Elph. Picture quality in the day can match that of any camera, at night, is where it shows its weaknesses, but then again its comparable to any of the other smaller size cameras such as the canon digital elph series. Battery life is about 100+ pictures. A second battery would be useful if u plan on shooting more than 100 pictures in a day. Oh like all other comments, red-eye reduction is useless, i keep it off since the second flash usually throw off my subjects and use a software base red-eye reduction after I uploaded my pictures, such as Kai's Power Goo.
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