Hello everyone !

I am new on ciao the U.K. and of more French ;o) ... from where the low level of my English !

I decided to start with a technological review... with my risks and dangers ... because that has nothing to do with what I do on ciao France, where there I write some poems or critical books!
I felt the requirement (;o)) by registering me on ciao the U.K. to innovate and approach headings which I was sulky too a long time!

In very good consumer who respects himself , I will begin (truly) this review with a small history of this "famous" mark but nevertheless unknown factor for me until this acquisition ! ( the roof! ).

~~~~~~~~~~~~ All, all, all,you will know all about.... Konica! ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Konica Minolta is the 4th Japanese manufacturer of solutions of impression, photo material and medical imagery. Present in the whole world, Konica Minolta employs 34 710 people divided within its 140 subsidiary companies. The group has 10 development and research centers like 30 sites of production.
In France, Konica Minolta counts 4 companies: Konica Minolta Business Solutions France, Konica Minolta Photo Imaging France, Konica Minolta Printing Solutions France, Konica Minolta Manufacturing Supplies France. Their manufacture and sale of materials in numerical imagery account for only 11, 20% of their total production and their sales turnover!

-----------------------> Packing <------------------------

The packing of the DIGITAL Revio KD-310Z is presented in the form of a made rectangular recycled paper box (good point for Konica, small note ecologist). It represents obviously the product, here, the numerical camera... but where Konica does not fail to be careful with its very dear consumers is, that once provided with your bifocal lenses you will be able to see appearing in small characters the following sentence: "the product illustrated on the boïte can be different from the real product (mouais... they do not wet themselves too all the same).
In short, there was chance, because in our case, the desired product proved well to be that which it was to be. About one on the sides of the box, one informs us about his contents, other that the apparatus him even. This last is accompanied by any kind of accessories a such camera, a memory board SD of 16Mo, a battery with the lithium-ion, a wire connection of the charger of food, a cable USB (very useful to make your albums photo on CDs), a dragonne (kind of string or the best thin strap allowing taken in hand of the apparatus), a fast guide... and obviously a chart of guarantee. To finish, this limps informs us about the necessary operating systems to treat your photographs and vidéos (small list below)

¤ Windows:

- Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows ME or Windows XP.
- RAM 16Mo or so available
- 32000 colors or more, resolution 640 X 480 pixels or more
- CD-Romanian reader
- port USB

¤ Macintosh:

- Mac OS 9.0/9.1/9.2/ Mac OSX/10.0.4-10.1
- Power PC
-..... even thing that for Windows (RAM...)
- RAM 16Mo or so available
- 32000 colors or more, resolution 640 X 480 pixels or more
- CD-Romanian reader
- port USB

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Before physical description the "of the apparatus", I make a point of specifying that the guide whose presence was clearly announced on the box, proves to be, actually, a small book in which you have only 4-5 pages where you are explained the catch in hand of the apparatus... a little irritating, no? .... but this is intended only only to the people like my expensive and tender father who cannot definitely take the time to read and which is irritated for one anything instead of seeking... and yes, because if this good man listened a time is little its superb offspring he would see that this small booklet, recalling only the broad outline of the use of the apparatus, is accompanied by CR-Rom allowing to be able and knowledge really to exploit the various functions of the KD-310Z!!! Alalala I swear you!

Maintaining this bracket made, I will pass to a complete description of the physionnomy of the machine in question!

On its face, that I would call "external" (i.e. the place where the objective is), are located, the release (you know the small button whom one must press for the small bird left), the pressure of this last is done in two times, from where lighting successsifs of two indicators; the sensor of light; the witness of the retarder; the flash (not always pleasant for that which is made photograph, but good one will not haggle, the flashes were never manufactured with an aim of saving our retinas!), the framework of the sight; obturator of objective (or switch if you prefer), very original since is presented in the form of "sliding door"; and finally the objective.
On his sides, one will be able to find, the clevis pin of the dragonne; the dragonne itself (very useful, made me confidence, it is with full knowledge of the facts that I speak! Moreover my father checks each time that it is there, with my insue, before I leave in escapade with the apparatus, you see table confidence father-girl;o))); connector USB; the under-trap door of the battery and the memory board; as well as the base plate of the tripod and the trap door of the battery and chart.

Lastly, on its "internal" face, are, the key "to erase" (allowing to remove any photograph not putting to you at your advantage), the key "Posting" (moment to admire your talents of photographer); the key "Reading" (with which you will be able to admire yourselves hours lasting); screen LCD; eyepiece of the sight; the witnesses green and red; the key "Zoom" (for better seeing the imperfections of the face of people than you do not like... niark niark); the key of "naviguation"; and "Menu/Set touches it".

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- record a one duration old film of approximately 15 seconds records; for this, once that you are in the small REC, please select the Film Mode.
- record images of definitions 320 X 240 pixels
- you can visualize your vidéos and photographs using screen LCD
- three sizes of images you are proposed: 2048 X 1536; 1600 X 1200; 640 X 480

- 10 modes of catches of sight are at disposal:

The automatic mode (or normal mode) where the flash starts automatically if the environment is dark. The reduction mode "red eyes" where the preliminary flash is carried out before the real flash to reduce the phenomenon of red eyes. Forced the flash mode where the flash starts whatever the ambient light. The mode harms, very useful to photograph a subject the evening or of night. Prohibited the flash mode, you can use this mode to photograph places where the flash is prohibited, like the museum... The macrophotography mode allows you, him, to photograph a subject of very near. Mode taken of remote sight which, as its name indicates it, enables you to photograph distant subjects. The retarding mode with which a tripod is put at contribution; after having supported on release, the witness of the retarder ignites. A photograph is taken 10sec afterwards, I must say that I find this mode rather sympathetic since you allows not to forget anybody! We will finish with the modes macrophotography + and retarder + which are only more pointed versions of the modes same name.

- provided with a zoom 3x in optics and 2x numerically.
- equipped with a sensor of 3.2 méga pixels

Good points:

- its design, rather small and nice
- the quality of the photographs
- facility of use
- the diversity of the modes of catches of sight
- the zoom

Bad points:

- property of the father
- the battery seems to me rather weak
- it is not a very recent model, therefore the duration of the vidéos is rather limited!

Here I finished some!! Kisses with all....
and thank you to have read!