Advantages: Daylight photos and battery Disadvantages: Night photos
This machine will be your best friend. Especially if you don't have a mobile that take photos. You can carry with you easy cause to the small size.
Perfect image colours for the daylight photos but not the same for the night especially if you try to take photo people further than 2 meters due to the week flash.
The battery last longer than other cameras cause the optical zoom is internal (Minolta pattern) and the LCD screen at the back is small(less energy consumption).
So if you want to buy a quality that last with less money is a good selection. Definitely there are better cameras with better night photos. But is difficult to find any camera to take photos at night.
Tip for nights photos don't use the flash. Press the button for photo and wait . Try this to take photo a town from above at night. It needs 30 second to take ...
Advantages: High quality scans, aps capable Disadvantages: Slow compared to newer models, noisy
I've had a Scan Dual II for over a year now, in that time it has performed well without any hardware faults.
Its maximum resolution of 2820dpi (dots per inch) yields TIF files (Tagged Image Format - a file format which compresses only slightly but retains full image quality) of around 30mb. The scans it produces are generally very sharp with good colour. However I've found it does tend to exaggerate the grain of the film slightly.
The scanner comes complete with holders for mounted and un-mounted slides. These holders slot into the scanner with the film horizontal and so form a perfect platform for dust to settle on. This scanner has none of the Digital ICE technologies which are nowadays commonplace so invest in a blower brush if you want to avoid spending ages in Photoshop removing specks of dust!
The mounted slide holder ...
Advantages: small, easy to use, feature packed Disadvantages: can not use ordinary batteries
of features, some of them 'gimmicky' but some useful ones too (see minoltas website for details)
One thing that worried me before I bought the camera was the battery. The camera uses a rechargeable lithium battery (like a small cell phone battery) this means that if it goes flat, you can not put in a couple of AA's to tide you over. However, since using the camera I find that even after a full day of taking flash photos and movies the battery does not run out. That said, a spare battery can be obtained for less than £20, this is worth considering if you are a really heavy user. The battery has to be removed and placed in a separate charger, but this is a simple operation.
There are plenty of cheaper cameras out there with a higher resolution, but resolution alone does not determine the quality of the picture. I think overall, considering ...
Product Information for "Minolta Dimage Scan Multi" »
Scanner
Colour Depth
48-bit colour
Optical Resolution
2820 dpi x 2820 dpi
Scan Mode
Single-pass
Scan Element Type
CCD
Bulb / Light Source Type
Triphosphor white fluorescent lamp
Scan Speed
48 sec / page (colour)
Compliant Standards
TWAIN
Manufacturer's product description
MINOLTA is introducing the Dimage Scan Multi; a new film scanner for a variety of film formats, including 35mm and medium-format film. The Dimage Scan Multi comes complete with user-friendly driver software, a SCSI cable, and three film holders. Its multiple-format and volume scanning capabilities combined with high-quality, speedy output make the Dimage Scan Multi an ideal scanner for professional use in photographic, design, printing, and medical fields. The new film scanner’s multiple format scanning capability includes popular 35mm, 16mm, medium format, and sleeved Advanced Photo System film. With the optional adapter, Advanced Photo System film in the cassette can also be used. Furthermore, the scanner accepts transmission electron microscope film. The scanner features Minolta’s fast, high-tech color-processing system and, in a short scan time, produces images with more than 10,000,000 pixels (35mm). Finally, the Dimage Scan Multi promises ease of use with an excellent user interface and autofocus capabilities. The Job function offers simple film scanning options for resolution and size settings. The Job function further enables users to create a job, save it, and load it on demand. The Dimage Scan Multi is Minolta’s crystallization of leading edge digital technology. The multiple film-type handling capability, time-saving scanning, quality image, and highly functional software makes the Dimage Scan Multi a film scanner that increases user’s productivity.
