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Summary: actually if 4.5 stars was an option
Review: I like many other people, first became interested in this camera because of the WSJ article. Its tiny, has intuitive useful features such as 6 different types of photo settings, the ability to turn on and be ready to take a shot in less than a second, and it can do digital video with sound. It takes great pictures at 3.2 MP (which is all i, and most users really need.) COmbine all this that with the fact that it doesn' have a protruding lens and you have one great camera. At $299, it really is an inexpensive alternative in this latest wave of "compact digitals" I would have given it five starts but the battery must be removed to charge it, which really isn't that big of a deal, but a cradle feature would have been a nice touch. Also, if you use the viewfinder to take pictures (which i do, call me conservative,) the placement of the lens and the camera's extremely small size makes it very likely your finger is going to be in the shot. The camera is definately geared towards people who want to snap photos using the LCD screen exclusively. I got no beef with this camera. It rocks, get one!
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Summary: Compact, but not good pictures
Review: I received this camera free from a Christmas party drawing (Grand Prize.) I have to say that my Kodak DX3500 has better picture quality than this one. It's cute and compact, but the picture quality is not good.
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Summary: Just what I wanted
Review: I wanted a camera that was small and light, to use when backpacking. This little camera represents an excellent compromise for my needs. I like the fact that it is compact; I carry it in my pocket all the time, unlike my other digital camera that gets left behind much of the time. I like the fact that the lens extension is completely internal, and that the camera does not change shape or get larger when opened for shooting. The internal lens means the camera is ready to take pictures in less than a second from turning it on. One needs to be sure to hold the camera carefully when shooting, since the light weight makes it easy to take shaky pictures. Also, one needs to hold it as recommended to avoid blocking part of the picture with a finger or thumb. I can deal with these caveats. All in all, I'm highly satisfied with this camera as meeting my specific needs. I recommend it for anyone needing a camera that's small, light, and always at the ready for a picture. This is one camera that you will take along with you. Jay
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Summary: Disappointing camera from Minolta
Review: I was in awe with this cute little camera because of it's size which seemed to amaze me, especially because it had a 3X zoom without any protruding lenses, minolta's worth-praising technology. I thought this was going to be every amateur photographers dream come true, as it is extremely mobile. After purchasing this camera and seeing the quality of pictures, I now realize what the price of this camera is all about. To say the least, the picture quality is pathetic. When I compare this to my already existing canon powershot, the difference is strikingly clear. Quality of pictues in this camera would be like those of a web camera, if you excuse the size. I am terribly disappoited. The photo looks totally granulated with lot of disturbance. The color is made up and not natural. I would have forgiven the cheap little camera had I taken photos in no-so-good lighting condition. But as the lighting was good, the performance should have been better. After checking out so many cameras, I belive there is nothing better than canon powershot. If you have some extra bucks, it's worth spending on a canon. The picture quality is amazing. You can read my review for Canon powershot 4 mega pixel digital camera. This doesn't come even close to that. You can waste your money on this one only if you need to be able to carry a camera around in your shirt pocket and be least bothered about quality photos. I wonder how many of us would do that.
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Summary: Nice, but expensive
Review: I'd been looking for a pocketable digital camera for quite some time and finally settled on the Dimage Xg (after trying and returning several others). For what you get it's a bit on the pricey side, but it can take great-looking images. It is a nice size with easy-to-use menus and controls. The zoom is much quieter than my Nikon Coolpix 995 and image quality is about the same, maybe even slightly better. However, the Xg does have serious issues with focus, esp. in dimly-lit areas or where the contrast difference is very high (for example, at first I could not get an accurate focus on my blank and white dog). This can be rectified with careful composing and locking the focus. Also I found switching to SPOT FOCUS works much, much better. All in all, it's a nice camera I can easily drop into a pocket and have when I need it.
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Summary: Compact, cool features, no useless gadgets
Review: I've had this camera for about 9 month now and must say that I'm pretty happy with it. The battery capacity is great, as is the size. Picture quality is what I would consider pretty good and the features are all very useful. Particularly the ability to use it as a webcam is handy. Overall a great camera which I'd recommend in a heart-beat!
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Summary: It doesn't get better than this...
Review: If you are looking for a digital camera that will slip right in your pocket and takes terrific pictures, this is the camera. The Dimage XG is so small and thin you will be in shock when you see it in person. The amazing thing is that it takes 3.2 mega-pixel pictures AND includes a 3x optical zoom lens (that is built INSIDE the body of the camera). I bought a 256 MB card which lets me take over 150 "high quality" photos (that's a lot of rolls of film). I also ordered the marine enclosure, which I'm looking forward to using while snorkeling in Maui. The color accuracy and photo clarity are both impressive. This camera replaced my "chunky" Olympus Camedia D-40 ZOOM. It was a pain to put in your pocket (1-3/4 inches thick), and the menu system was horribly unintuitive. I didn't have the "white stripe" problem that another poster mentioned. Maybe their camera was defective.
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Summary: Very good but...
Review: Love the small size and fast startup time, as well as the ability to manipulate manual controls if you want. A couple of things that I miss from my previous Canon Digital Elph: 1- there is no TV (RCA connector) hookup. This is a really nice feature so you can come home and quickly do a slide show on the TV. 2- the charger cable is almost as big as the charger. Again, Canon did it right; the slightly larger charger has prongs built right in, no cord to tie up or tangle.
Otherwise, nice small, feature-packed package with 3mp capability.
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Summary: Could not get past the focusing limitations
Review: Seems like a charming camera in many ways, but was completely unable to focus in a wide variety of situations for us (one children's dinner; one cocktail party; and some photos of the rooms in our house). Manual has a half-page of disclaimers which discusses how the camera "may not be able to focus in certain situations" -- but literally it was impossible to discern that there were even human beings in the pictures we'd taken.
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Summary: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg Digital Camera
Review: Strengths:
Compact and lightweight camera that allows photographers on the go to take high-quality pictures in any place and at anytime
Weaknesses:
No A/V output and slide show function. This is probably the biggest loss for the XG.
Summary:
The ultra slim Minolta DiMAGE Xg packs a 3x optical zoom and 3.2-megapixel resolution into a body that is just 20mm thick! Though the DiMAGE Xg is almost identical to its predecessor, the DiMAGE Xt, it has a number of fundamental difference, including a faster start-up time (a speedy 0.8 seconds), a larger 1.6" LCD monitor, and a fast, 30-frame-per-second movie mode for high quality movies. Much longer battery life - 240 minute playback versus 120 for the XT. Specific AE program modes for sports, portraits, landscapes, sunsets, night scenes. Sports means faster shutter to catch action and so on. Multi-frame in one frame capture for action sequences (9 pics in less than three seconds). Manual settings mode somewhat like the Canon S230. One switch setting chooses the auto settings including the 5 AE modes. The other lets you choose color mode, ISO sensitivity, metering, and white balance. PictBridge printing support. In camera picture editing functions such as cropping and reframing pictures. In camera cut/paste function allows you to place an image within another image. This is one fantastic camera!
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