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Summary: not what it's cracked up to be
Review: I did not have great expectations for a camera this small.
Unfortunately, even with my limited expectations the camera was a disappointment.I love the design - it's much easier to tote than my SLR style Dimage 7i. The SD storage medium is excellent. The camera malfunctioned right out of the box - I've had to return it. The white balance was average at best. The flash is anemic. The autofocus is very limited. I would not recomend this camera to anyone looking for a serious piece of equipment. It is an excellent execution of a point and shoot toy - nothing more.
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Summary: What I Expected
Review: I got what I expected with this camera: a small, light, portable camera that I could stick in my pocket anytime. It's working out well. My only complaint is that you can't possibly tell when the battery is about to go out, due to the indicator's being all but useless. I dealt with this by getting a second battery -- though I wondered if this is what Minolta had in mind all along. . .
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Summary: Best Little Camera
Review: I have a full size 5+ megapixel, 10x zoom digital camera as well as this one, but when I'm on the go, this is the camera of choice. It has great resolution, fits in my pocket and has a good battery life - even better if you don't need flash all of the time. With its quick start-up, you have a chance at getting the kids' pictures while they're still being cute - no bag to open, get the camera out, turn it on, wait five seconds... like with the more "professional" cameras.
This camera is easy to use while having many nice features from much larger, more expensive cameras.
I keep this camera on me all of the time - just like a cell phone. I highly recommend this camera.
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Summary: Amazing little camera
Review: I have had this camera for about 3 months and it really is amazing. I bought it to take on a trip to Scotland so I would always have a camera handy and it fit my needs perfectly. Not only is this camera tiny but the shape is superior as well and it really truly does fit in even small pockets and is comfortable enough that you have to make sure you don't forget about it and sit on it. On the trip we also brought along a full sized 35mm SLR and between me and my wife we took nearly 500 pictures, mostly on the Minolta (with 2 128 meg SD cards) and when we got back we selected the pictures we wanted printed, burned them on a CD and had them processed just like regular film. After we put all of the pictures together in a photo album documenting the trip it was nearly impossible to tell which pictures were taken with the SLR and which were taken with the digital Minolta. For the most part this tiny camer held it's own against a much larger 35mm SLR and the 2.11 megapixel resolution is even enough to print great looking pictures up to 8x10. The camera has few shortcoming and they appear to be a result of the cameras small size. The only concerns I have are as follows: - The flash element is tiny and really only works up close. Low light situations can give this camera some trouble. - The LCD can be pretty dark in low light situations but the camera does have an optical viewfinder that I find I use quite a bit. - Even thought the proprietary battery for this camera is very small batter life is good but I would definitely recommend buying a second battery if you want to go on any serious photo excursions. - The provided 8 meg SD card is a joke, buy at least a 128 meg card, you wont regret it. Bottom line: this camera rocks and I don't understand why it's not getting more attention than it is. It's design is really unique and extremely functional and the picture quality is awesome and all this at a very competitive price.
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Summary: Improved version of an already great digicam
Review: I have the original Dimage X (the 2MP version) and now wish I had waited! The Xi has 50% more pixels and also more optical zoom. Any potential buyer should be aware that the 3X refers to optical zoom, i.e., real stuff, not digitized zoom. I find the new model even easier to hold and operate, so I don't understand why some people complain. The size and styling and the optical zoom are the main selling points, but the camera also has decent image quality and fast recycle times. If you are a casual photographer, you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Great Little Digital
Review: I just got the Minolta xi last week ... Shipping was fast and the camera is awesome. This is my first digital and I did alot of research before buying. Now I am filling my pc with digital pics. I carry it in my shirt pocket and briefcase. I take it to company meetings and snap away! Zoom works great and the display is easy to use. I also purchased a 256 mb sd card for more pics and a back up Minolta NP200 battery. I purchased a Viking Intellifash 6in1 reader to upload the memory card to the computer. The reader uploads fast! I am trying out Picasa software and it seems pretty slick. Its easy to use which is right up my ally. Great all around digital, it gets raves from all my friends who cant believe its so small. I love it! Go for it!
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Summary: sacrificing image quality for size
Review: I love everything about this camera EXCEPT the quality of the images. Very easy to use. Quick on/off. Images captured quickly (except for highest resolution, which takes forever). Very compact. HOWEVER, the image quality is POOR under most conditions, especially low light. I have a 3 megapixel olympus digital camera which is not-compact and BLOWS this one away for image quality.
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Summary: I love this camera
Review: I love this camera! It fits in a shirt or pants pocket and takes excellent pictures. I wanted a camera that was small enough to take anywhere without looking like a tourist . Other criteria was it had to be fast to use, user friendly in set up and download and take pictures that would make excellent 5x7 prints which are the biggest that i routinely print. It excels in all counts. I haven't used the Minolta software since I have a Mac and the iPhoto software on the Mac recognizes the camera without any action on my part.
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Summary: Holy mackarel! this camera rocks!
Review: I received my Christmas present in March! Amazon.com, you took too long! The camera is well worth the wait. I can take short movies and see them instantly on my PC running WinXP. The Dimage software is great. I love that I can turn the camera on and take a picture instantly and turn it around and see the picture. Same features as any other digital camera, but this one is so small, has so many more features, turns on instantly, and I can even store up to 1,000 pictures on a 128 MB card. Each day is stored in a new folder. Gawd, this camera is fantastic.
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Summary: Minolta Dimage Xi digital camera
Review: I took some pictures with this camera and tried to transfer them to my computer by carefully following the steps in the manual. The photos would not transfer. I called the Minolta support line and tried for six hours to get this thing to work. The computer was looking for a driver that did not exist on the Windows 2000 software. Minolta support sent me to the Microsoft site to look for the driver. Then back again to get the latest service pack. However none of these things worked and I had to return the camera...I cannot understand...why Minolta does not include the required drivers on the installation C/D.
So be warned, if you are running Windows 2000 it may be prudent to purchase your digital camera from another manufacturer.
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