Advantages: reasonably light, great picture quality, long lens, anti-shake works well Disadvantages: poor evf quality, slow shutter response
...very high quality.
Overall it's a great camera and a good next step from your first digital experience.
I did have a few lockup problems when the camera froze up, this was recified by downloading the latest firmware revision fro the Minolta website
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niglom 23.07.2005
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Advantages: As easy or as advanced as most people need Disadvantages: not a DSLR
I have had this camera for over a year now, and have taken loads of pictures with it. It has taken some excellent shots.
I have cropped and printed photos on A4 paper and they are excellent. 95% of the time the focusing is spot on, but sometimes it fannies around trying to get a lock, but then I am mainly taking pics of my children!
I have still yet to explore all of the features on it, but it has enough to keep most people happy, I am and I used ... ...is cracking, the zoom range covers 99% of the situations I shoot.
The flash is good, but I use the 3600 HSD on it, the wireless flash is great.
My main niggles with it are the limited continous shooting, the manual focus is hard to see if you have the image in focus.
But overall I recomend this camera to all users.
Tips for best photo's, only shoot in RAW, then process the image in photoshop. ...
mk1minimike 14.04.2005
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From day 1 I kept loosing the rubber bits which covered the holes.
Image quality is good, but time to write the image was amazingly slow. If you took 5 photos in RAW continuous mode then had to wait over a minute before the camera could be used again.
Amazingly sturdy design though. Once got caught on the dog's stick and got thrown about 20 meters. Still worked afterwards. ...
credfeto 25.02.2008
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Advantages: 5 megapixels, x7 optical zoom, RAW file format, 28-200 mm lens Disadvantages: noise increases at slower shutter speeds, but I find this acceptable for what you pay for
...as the consumer reviews. Minolta has a great reputation as far as customer service is concerned which was a very important consideration to me. Before buying, you can even download the manual from the minolta website and study all the features that this camera provides. I also chose this camera because it is considered difficult to use by the amateur, this is what I was looking for, a camera that can keep me interested for many years to come. This ...
astro81 10.01.2004
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Advantages: Ease of Use, Advanced Features Disadvantages: Digital Zoom
I have bought this camear about 2 years ago and I never had a single problem with it.
I have printed images as big as A4 size without compromising quality, which is actually excelent. This camrera is a good choice for someone looking for the transiction between a compact digital camera and a digital SLR beacause it is fairly easy to use, it has good advanced features and manual settings to allow creativity, the flexible viewfinder and LCD screen, ...
pandatech 28.11.2005
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