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Summary: The improved manifestation of the dimage X
Review: The DiMAGE Xi is the upgrade of the popular Dimage X and is identical in physical appearance. It employs the same f/2.8 "folded" 3X optical 37-111mm (35mm equivalent) zoom lens. The main upgrade is the CCD imager which went from 1.96 to 3.2 megapixel and now yields up to 2048 x 1536 pixel images. Other enhancements include user-selectable ISO settings, optional date imprinting, spot autofocus, an improved anti-reflective LCD and automatic e-mail file copy creation. The contrast and color issues of the DiMAGE X have been remedied and I was quite impressed with the image quality. Even heavily backlit subjects were metered and rendered well which is quite a feat for a micro-size 3x zoom digicam. The 1.5 inch LCD is somewhat improved for outdoor use with the new less-reflective covering. I still found myself cupping a hand around the LCD to make it easier to see in bright light. When not using the LCD as a live viewfinder, the eye-level optical viewfinder makes it easy to compose the picture in daylight and by not using the power consuming LCD, battery life is extended. The DiMAGE X required 6 button presses to delete an image during playback as it had to be done from the menu. The DiMAGE Xi now lets you delete an image by simply pressing the flash mode/delete button on the back. It's a bit pricy as was the dimage x, but by far this camera is one the smallerst out there, fastest, and picture quality is much improved. They pretty much fixed all the flaws of the x an made this camera 10 folds better. Pick one up, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Amazing Ultra-Compact Digicam!
Review: The Minolta Dimage Xi is my first digicam I have. All I can say is this camera is just perfect! First of all it is so slim that fits right into your shirt pocket. You can take pictures anytime, anywhere.
Second, with 3MP this camera has an exellent resolution , very crisp and natural photos. You can see every single detail in the images you capture. The internal lenses with 3x optical zoom is another feature that makes this camera unique. The LCD Panel has antiglare protection so you can use this camera in any light source condition. The voice memo and short movie functions are nice features that give a PLUS to the camera. There are also some Manual Settings in the menu so that you can have more control in your photos quality. As some reviewers said before, the Dimage Viewer Software is somehow useless, but to me that doesn't affect the rating I gave to the camera. I recommend this amazing little camera to anyone ranging from a snapshooter to an amateur photographer. Good job Minolta! Nice digicam!
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Summary: One of the first small ones with a zoom. 5*s
Review: the new Dimage Xi, arriving next month, has "real" digital camera resolution: 3.2 megapixels, enough for 8-by-10 prints. It also has a flash, autofocus, white-balance control, 90-minute rechargeable battery, movies with sound, voice annotations and an output for showing the photos on a television - almost all the features, in fact, of larger, traditional digital cameras.
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Summary: Worth the money
Review: This camera is amazing. It's so light and compact, it's hard to believe you've got a 3.2 megapixel camera with 12x combined zoom in your hands! The camera uploaded/connected to Windows 2000 via USB with absolutely NO problems, and I had no trouble AT ALL at removing either the memory card OR the battery. Wish it could take standard AA or AAA batteries, but that's the tradeoff you make for a tiny package. Also, I'm astounded with the extra features this camera offers: record short movies WITH sound, record voice messages/memos to yourself, tiny moving lens cover, internal zoom parts, FAST startup and shutdown, just to name a few. Wow. Even the manual is easy to follow and written in plain english. I didn't try any of the enclosed photo software because Paint Shop Pro 7 is the best and easiest photo and paint software I've ever found. . The camera also has several levels of quality. With my 128mb memory card, it can store 13 pictures on highest quality and picture size, and 1958 pictures on the lowest quality and smallest picture size. On medium settings, you'd get at least 391 pictures at a time. Not too shabby! I'd recommend buying an extra battery pack so you won't worry about running out of power, although the batteries do last a long time if you aren't using the LCD display much. All in all, this camera is worth the money you pay for it.
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Summary: Awesome Camera
Review: This camera is just great. Because of its size and lightness, the camera is easy to take with you at all times. The pictures are just marvelous - something I was very concerned about given how small cameras usually take mediocre pictures. With a 128 mb card, I'm able to capture 80 pictures at the highest quality. Well, not the highest quality since that's in a tiff format. The movies are great too although my complaint with them is that they're limited to 35 seconds - even if your card has more room. Sort of annoying since the Sony's don't have that limitation. Either way, you get some great short movies. I would strongly recommend this as you really do realize very quickly that the fact that it is easy to have with you at all times pays for itself. I don't have a case for it and keep it in my jeans pocket with the lcd screen facing my leg. I've never had a problem with it.
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Summary: OK but
Review: This is a very interesting camera, lots of features, easy to use and to load pictures and or movies into computer. But I suspect it's very vulnerable to sand damage. I carried mine in my pocket. After a couple of weeks a grinding noise on turn on/off. Sand had gotten into the camera. Warrenty voided. I would carry it in a ziplock bag from now on.
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Summary: the best camera ever
Review: this is the best camera ever! I have been satisfied with it since the first time I used it. The picture quality is amazing and the 3.2 mp provide for good quality when you transfer them to the computer. It has a very sleek design as well which makes its easy to carry around without it being noticable. I am happy with my product! You should invest in one.
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Summary: You pay more, you get more.
Review: Yes, I had to spend some money, but it is money well worth it. This camera works well in several situations such as dusk pictures, as well as moving pictures. I would definitely recommend getting the 256 MB memory chip because the one that comes with it which is 16 MB can only take about 15 pictures and the memory card is full. If you also ever want to use the video function, you will definitely need more memory. Fantastic!
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Summary: You pay more, you get more.
Review: Yes, I had to spend some money, but it is money well worth it. This camera works well in several situations such as dusk pictures, as well as moving pictures. I would definitely recommend getting the 256 MB memory chip because the one that comes with it which is 16 MB can only take about 15 pictures and the memory card is full. If you also ever want to use the video function, you will definitely need more memory. Fantastic!
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