1. 8-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch photos
2. 3x optical zoom with Anti-Shake technology; 2.5-inch LCD
3. Multifunction cradle included
4. Records high-resolution VGA movie clips enhanced with Anti-Shake
5. Powered by lithium ion battery (included); stores images on SD cards (not included)

Editorial Review :

Stylish and sophisticated the new 8 megapixel DiMAGE X1 is compact and very trendy. The DiMAGE X1 represents a combination of Konica Minolta's best imaging technologies including the revolutionary Anti-Shake technology and high-resolution movie clips. With a non-protruding 3x optical zoom lens, this camera takes sharp stills and beautiful movies. It also has a 2.5" LCD screen. Large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor ensures a clear view even under bright light Ultra-slim, sleek, and elegant body with a luxurious finish Multifunction cradle offers ideal connectivity with a computer or television High-Resolution VGA Movie Clips Enhanced with Anti-Shake Without a protruding zoom lens, the super-slim, flat body of the DiMAGE X1 measures just 3.7 x 2.7 x. 8 inches (W x H x D), the first time the DiMAGE X series models have achieved a body profile less than 0.9 inches in size / Weighs about 4 ounces (without battery installed) All images are stored on SD SecureDigital Digital-media memory cards Comes with its own convenient multifunction cradle. The cradle eliminates cumbersome cable arrangements and provides quick and easy connectivity for uploading and viewing images directly on a Computer or TV Autofocus system Video AF / Autofocus area Changeable between spot and wide (five-point AF) Exposure mode - Programmed AE Built-in multimode electronic-flash Supports these computer operating systems for data-transfer - Windows 98/98 SE/Me/2000(Professional)/XP(Home/Professional), Mac OS 9.0-9.2.2/Mac OS X v10.1.3-10.1.5/v10.2.1-10.2.8/v10.3-10.3.9/v10.4-10.4.1, using USB connector Printing output control - Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, PictBridge

Customer Review :

A Christmas Gift replaced

The camera I bought, well it was a Christmas gift for my daughter, her previous camera was stolen, so I replaced it. Thank you for getting me the gift right away and ready for Christmas.

She is very pleased with the camera and so am I.

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Surprisingly good!

This camera replaces a wonderful but bulky Cannon 4MP. While on a trip to Japan, I realized I should've packed my little brick of a camera. I decided to go price some of the cameras there, expecting their usually expensive prices. I found this one for $170 (a favorable Yen rate helped). I bought it, and the clerk was nice enough to change the menu language to English. The book, however, is in Japanese. I set out to get some shots, day and night. The instant preview was useful since I was able to adjust settings and retake to see the difference (you can zoom on the preview screen). I had a 1 gig SD card in my PDA which is now in the camera. At first it did not read it, but after a couple of format trial and errors, I got it to work perfectly. At the highest setting, and taking some movies, it proved to be enough for lots of pictures. I'm grateful for the reviewers who mentioned the ISO setting recommendation: I'll try that. I found the controls and menus sufficent for taking great pictures without the benefit of the manual. I will download the english version at the earliest opportunity, though. Don't you just love the internet?????
Highly recommeneded for those who take the time to adjust settings and check out the preview shots.


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Missing parts

Hi, when I ordered this Minolta Digital Camera I picked a seller that was offering the best price for the camera I wanted. What was missing was the information that I was buying a camera without a card. I would have been happy to purchase a separate memory card, if that information has been stated in the listing. But, I was surprised to find all the pieces of the camera, cradle, cords, and battery in the box but no card. When I contacted the seller, they informed me that the camera was being offered without a memory card. Somehow I missed that information when I placed my order.

Since then I have purchased a camera 2.0 G memory card, on sale at Circuit City for a huge reduction in price. So it all worked out for the best.
I guess what I would like to see Amazon do about these kinds of ads, is make sure that if something is being offered for sale that all of its parts are listed, or if something is not included, there should be a note to that effect in the ad.

No one does it better than Amazon. I have been able to find things on your website when no one else could come up with it. I love Amazon you are AMAZING,com

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Amazing Product

I got this camera as a present a year ago, and dropped it in the ocean when I was on vacation...:( I bought an other camera, but the picture quality didn't live up to the standards set by the Dimage X1. So, I did a lot a research trying to find the Dimage X1 again. This is the most amazing camera ever -- to bad it's not in production any more. Picture quality is great. The anti-shake feature help to take the most amazing pictures. By far THE best digital camera I've owned.

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STUNNING quality

Okay, I'd purchased this camera TWO years ago, and I'm still thrown by it's picture quality! Majority of my friends own Sony digital cameras, yet it doesn't come close to Konica Minolta Dimage X1! I constantly get compliments on my photo's, often everyone would ask if it's a professional DSLR camera that I'm using to get such wonderful quality! Though, I honestly have to agree that the shutter speed is one of the main disadvantages, along with some of the features and especially the bulky size & weight. Overall, I've been extremely happy with this product regardless of other's opinion, and I'm actually afraid of replacing it now that I'm so attached!!! Picture quality is stunning after TWO years!

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1. 4x optical plus 2.2x digital (8.8x total) zoom lens with autofocus
2. Capture interval time of 0.8 seconds and continuous advance speed of 1.3 frames per second
3. Included 16 MB CompactFlash memory card holds 11 images at 2272 x 1704 HQ setting
4. Powered by 4 AA batteries (alkalines included); connects with Macs and PCs via USB port
5. 4.0 megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality prints up to 11 x 14 inches and medium-quality poster-size prints

Customer Review :

Reliable - does it all

This camera has the speed needed in snapping off multiple photos without stopping. The reset speed is remarkably faster than I had expected. This camera does just about everything I ever wanted to do using a digital camera. I enter photo contests, and get great results. The Optical zoom is more than the average 3X Optical. It seems to do anything other cameras do, only with that little added touch. Can't beat the price, and appears to withstand punishment; no bumps or bruises.

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Minolta Dimage S414

This is the second one of these that I have bought-
The first one was accidently washed in the washing machine.
I must say that it held up pretty well-
I worked great except that the flash did not work.
I have entered my photographs in the county fair the last two years-
I won 3rd place the 1st year and got 1st place this past year-and there was some pretty good stuff there.
I love my camera and couln't wait to replace it-
I felt like I had lost my best friend.

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solid build for the money

I bought this camera about a year ago (and am now looking to replace it). I purchased it because it has a very nice lens for a camera in this price range (I paid $159 last year). It also has a metal body (most in this range are plastic).

BUT, (and this is the reason I'm writing this review at all)- the tripod mount makes it utterly useless! I had seen comments about the poorly placed tripod mount- and must say that's something of an understatement. The mount is way off to the side, so if you try to use a small tripod, it falls over!!! The focal distance on macro is also pretty unsatisfactory. Now, if this was a compact camera (hence something I'd use for travel, or just to have an on-hand camera) these shortcomings could be overlooked...but why bother with the bulk if it doesn't give you a large zoom, or compatable lenses, or the ability to use a tripod?

All that said, I'm not sure what the audience is for this camera. The features which would recommend it are in my review title: sold build, nice lens, low price point.
the engineering leaves something to be desired.

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Wish I could give negative stars

I have owned a few digital cameras before and hands down, this is the worst of all. The zoom was messed up after a couple of months of purchasing and the red-eye reduction never worked. Adding to that, the customer service was horrible. It took the service people almost 2 months to tell me that I need to pay to get the camera fixed, even though the camera was still under warranty and it was the camera's fault. I was not provided with any explanation as to why I need to pay to get it repaired and never heard back from them. I may have used this camera for 3 months and never got good pictures out of it. It used to shut down by itself. At first I thought it was the batteries but that was not the case. Stay away from this camera.

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GOOD CAMERA COMPARED TO OTHERS...

GOOD CAMERA COMPARED TO OTHERS ON THE MARKET AT THE TIME I BOUGHT IT. TAKES GREAT PIC'S, MY SISTER BOUGHT THE HP AND MINE TAKES BETTER QUALITY PICTURES. ALTHOUGH MY NEXT CAMERA WILL BE ALOT SMALLER. I LOVE THIS ONE!

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Setting out to create the highest-level digital camera in terms of image quality, functions, design, and size, Konica Minolta developed the DiMAGE X1. As a fusion of Konica Minolta's best imaging technologies and the DiMAGE X series' sleek digital camera design, the new X1 offers you exquisitely beautiful images and greater freedom to express yourself.

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1. 8-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 16-by-22-inch enlargements
2. Konica Minolta 7X optical zoom GT lens combines with a 2x digital zoom and 4x interpolated digital zoom
3. Anti-shake feature for smooth photographic close-ups; flip-out, tilting 1.8-inch LCD
4. Store images on type I or II Compact Flash memory cards or Microdrive; connects to PC via USB 2.0
5. Powered by 1 NP-800 Lithium-ion battery

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1 year later and I'm still happy with it

To start I with I have to say that I couldn't agree more with the Jan 3rd 2007 review. I purchased this camera a year ago now (Wow, has the price dropped!).I had thought about a DSLR at the time. However, I still do mostly shoot film, especially black & white prints and color slides. I decided that a DSLR was going to be way more money then I wanted to spend on a camera that I wasn't going to use constantly. I did some research and came upon the A200. Now bearing in mind that the A200 is my first digital camera, I do have to say that I was, and still am very happy with it. The auto focus is dreadfully slow on the default setting in low light situations. However, I took the advice of the Jan 3rd 2007 review, and have eliminated that problem. The pics are noisy ISO 400, however I think I've used that setting 2 times in the year that I've owned it, not a problem for me. One more pro and one more con. First, this camera has a EVF or electrical view finder. This is opposed to a optical view finder that DSLRS have, or better yet, like all of the film cameras have / had. This can make composing pictures with movement a bit difficult. You're not viewing the scene in real time, so there is a bit of a lag in time between any movement in the scene and what you see through the view finder. Not anyhting that would make me not use the camera, just a little tricky in certain situations. Another pro about this camera is the fact that is has a ISO setting of 50. Most camers do not include a ISO this "slow," the slowest end ISO's on most cameras range somewhere bewtween ISO 100 and ISO 150. This isn't a feature I use constantly, however I do use it, and I like knowing that the option is there when I do want to use it. I have taken some really nice pics with this camera, now, they don't (and digital pics never will) compare to a beautiful color slide or contrasty B&W print. Still, this camera delivers,I have had some excellent prints result from using it. You really just have to read the owner manual and learn how to fine tune it. To this day (like the auto focus fix as an example) I am still learning how to improve on using it. It might not techinically be considered a "Professional camera," but you can definitely get "Professional" quality results from it.

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Great camera

This is a great camera for the money.. a well designed camera with a superior owners manual.

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Dimage A200

I love, love, love my little camera. It was smaller than I expected, but when I got used to it I just love the size. It is so easy to carry around. It just fits your hand perfectly. You can do pretty much anything that an SLR will do except change lens. It has some very nice features. Easy menu and function buttons. I love the swivel LCD monitor. I use that all the time. The anti shake is a great help in getting good clear images even hand holding in low light. With the 8mp you can enlarge all you want. Get one while you can still find them. I am considering buying another one just to have as a back up in case something goes wrong with the one I have.

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Perfect replacement for a step-down advanced amateur.

An excellent replacement for an ex-advanced amateur who wanted to depart from add-on lenses and still retain some of the attachable features.

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Most flexable distances

I had one of these cameras (3 years old) and dropped it on vacation this spring and destroyed it. After reviewing the other available cameras decided to just get the same one again. I would have had to more than double my cost plus get a different memory card to have a better piece of equipment.

Thanks

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1. 5.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
2. 2.0-inch LCD; 3x optical zoom
3. 12MB of internal memory
4. 5 Digital Subject Program modes; records movies in QVGA format
5. Stores images on SD memory cards; powered by AA-size batteries

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Small enough for photographers to take anywhere and stylish enough to show everyone, the DiMAGE E500 provides photographers with unparalleled value in a 5-megapixel digital camera featuring a 3x optical zoom lens.

Customer Review :

I am disapointed

Three years ago I bought a refurbished Minolta Dimage F100 camera. It was a 4MP caera that in my opinion was the best. Funny thing is that I never used it in 4MP and took all my pictures in 3MP. After 2 years of ROUGH usage by my son, my wife and I, it got stolen. I wanted another camera that was as good, and with my previous experience with a Minolta, I decided to buy a new Minolta camera that fit all my requirements: sd memory, aa batteries, Minolta, at least 5 MP. I bought this piece of ____.

At first it was great. Then it got bad, just like everyone else reviewing, blurry pictures, grainy pictures, battery drainage, etc...

After playing around with it, I did find fixes for the problems. The blurry image comes from a very slow shutter speed in auto mode. Toddlers will not freese for you to take their pictures. I needed to take pictures of my kids in action. I no longer use auto. I set it to active. I set the ISO manually to 200 to fix the blurriness. I lowered the color saturation to medium to help with the grainy pictures. As for battery drainage, I had previously bought a bunch of rechargeable batteries that I keep in my camera bag.

All those fixes make the camera usable again. But the best solution to the problems I will do in a month or so. I will buy a Canon A620. It may be bigger, but my wife will stop complaining that she hates the camera.

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Try Something Else

This overall, is not a really great camera. You can probably find a better value for your money elsewhere. I just wanted something to take out to the bars and get pictures with my friends, and it was always a hassle getting it to actually take the picture. No matter what setting (night was the worst), you need to hold the button down for 2-5 seconds before it flashes. Everyone would end up breaking their smile by the time it took. Also, not it's fault, but I didn't realize it took AA batteries; it wasn't a Lithium Ion battery. If the camera was NOT EVEN ON, it would drain the batteries. It would literally drain the batteries within a day if they were in the camera, no matter if it was on or off. I did a workaround by placing one battery in the wrong way. As you can imagine, going to the bars and constantly flipping one battery was not my ideal camera.

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It works for me, even after hitting the highway at 55mph

I bought this camera a few years ago but, after my recent experience with it, decided to write a review.

I never had battery issues, as I started off right away with AA Nimh rechargeables. I don't know why anyone would use anything but rechargeables nowdays.

I've found the camera easy to use. The only things I don't like are the macro feature is useless, there's no viewfinder, and the microphone for video is useless.

Having said that, we were in Minneapolis after Easter and, while loading up the car, I put the camera on the roof so I could have hands free to put the bags in. About two miles down the road, going 60mph, I heard something rattling on the roof. The camera! I started to slow down, and, in the rear view mirror, saw a silver flash as the camera flew off the roof. More silver flashes as it hit the pavement and lay in the middle of the lane with cars whizzing over it.

We turned off on a frontage road and went around, expecting the worst. Fortunately, no one had run over it. The batteries were gone, although we did find one in the ditch. The SD card was halfway out and the zoom button was also missing. I put fresh batteries in it, pushed the SD card back in, closed it up and turned it on...It still worked! It still takes great pics, although I have to use a pin to push the zoom contacts in or out.

This is one tough little camera.





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Needs super batteries

I deleted my earlier review of this camera where I gave it a 1 star because it won't power on whenever I changed the batteries. After changing the batteries to a more powerful one, it was OK. I changed the batteries from the normal AA alkaline, to rechargable AA Ni-MH, and now I use industrial AA alkaline. The camera itself is not bad. It's easy to use (except in low light) and prints out beautiful pictures. It's just very picky with batteries. (This camera refused to power on when I was about to hike on the glacier in Alaska with my family and a bagful of AA batteries I bought with me were all useless.) Since this camera is no longer being produced, you are on your own if you have problems and no longer under warranty. Use your judgment.

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E500 Battery Drain and inconsistent focus

Do not buy this camera. Battery drain is fast even with rechargables. Regular AA batteries do not even work in mine. New batteries will not even power it up. I'm going to buy more of the most powerful rechargables and keep many nearby. My wife hates camera, will not use.

Many times it loses its focus ability. You have to power down and back up again and cross fingers. When it works, it takes good pictures, but frustration level is high. Shutter lag is bad, you will miss the action. Stay away.

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