Advantages: Superb Features, Good Design, Durable Disadvantages: Can take a while for a photo to be taken
SIZE & WEIGHT:
+ Nice sized camera
+ Compact
+ Light
- Could be smaller, i suppose, but i prefer cameras that have a bit of presence about them!
DURABILITY & RELIABILITY:
+ Very durable
+ Sturdy
+ Good build quality
+ Metal casing
- None
I have taken this camera with me on many occasions to many different events such as football games, field trips and even my Duke Of Edingburgh Award trek. I have never once found any problems or worries with this camera and it still looks in mint condition even though it's been through the wars a little bit! There is not one single scratch!
FUNCTIONS:
+ Lots of functions
+ Autoflash
+ Autoflash with red-eye reduction
+ Fill flash
+ Flash cancel
+ Night portrait
+ Landscape/Night view
+ Exposure compensation
+ Self-timer
+ Battery condition indicator
+ Close ...
Advantages: lots of good features, good price Disadvantages: pictures too bright sometimes
I bought this camera after doing alot of research on the net and in photography shops, I had a limited budget but wanted to go for something that would offer a zoom-in ability and good quality pictures, and one that was not to chunky ofcourse. The minolta one was recommended a few times so I bought it. The quality of pictures is good, gives a great colour contrast, even in dull lighting conditions the pictures came out well. Generally very good for pictures of landscape and scenery etc. All my pictures came out quite sharp and bright. However, it is best used zoomed-out when it comes to photographing people. The zoom-in function gives great clarity and quality but skin-tones can appear a bit too pale/bright, not very natural. It may be that the flash is too strong. But apart from the skin-tone problem, the camera is great ...
