I have owned a Nikon Coolpix digital camera for slightly over 2 1/2 years and in that amount of time I have taken over 3k footage. As I searched for cameras with powerful zooms, there were two I liked the range of- both the Canon Pro1 aND the Dimage Minolta. The Dimage Minolta 7X optical zoom provides me a great range from wide angle to telephoto. Because of this wide selection, it’s feasible to make many alternative pictures with this excellent camera.

Another wonderful feature that pulled me to the Dimage Minolta was the anti-shake feature. A camera with a great zoom is not useful if you can’t hold it steady enough to get a clear photo. Despite the length of the zoom, the Dimage Minolta camera is incredibly coNDenser and simply fits into my fanny pack which is precisely what I wanted.

Another feature that I really like about the Dimage Minolta is the adjustable LCD monitor which is much easier to see than the one on my Nikon. This enables you to shoot over head or at a low angle and still see what you are shooting at. You can fold the LCD to where it’s facing the camera body to protect it and also take pictures by using the EVF viewfinder. Which lets you use less battery power.

The Dimage Minolta LCD will also turn absolutely forward so you can do a self portrait by using the remote control to trip the shutter. The remote may also be Handy for long exposures on a tripod like low light shots. For low light shots, it even has noise cancellation to where it will take a 2ND pic with the shutter closed to record any “hot spots” from the pixels and subtract them from the final pics so it is more clear and doesn’t have all those white dots on it. I tried this and it took great night pictures - in truth the Dimage Minolta took the best dim lighting pictures I have gotten with any camera I have used.

The time between shots it pretty fast. Quicker than my Nikon actually. It has manual or auto focus I used manual with it at infinity for my night shots since this like many auto focus cameras can have trouble focusing in low light situations. The macro may be used at either the wide angle or telephoto ends of the zoom. I have not especially attempted that yet. Nor have I tried the film format which is alleged to be amazing. There are two resolutions you can use for that.

I thought my tiny Nikon 4mp camera took nice footage, but the Dimage Minolta blows that away. It is straightforward enough for a novice to use it on “Auto” but has enough features to please most execs too. I already have taken several pictures with this camera. They are very clear - from the wide angle through telephoto. This camera fit my wants and then some - with all the options available this camera offers. If you are serious about photography and yet wish to keep it simplistic, the Dimage Minolta is a remarkable camera!

Notice I have not debated the 8 mega-pixels the Dimage Minolta has. The reason for that is because it was not a consideration for my reason to buy and enjoyment for this camera. 4 mega-pixels is a lot for most uses particularly since most users will not be making prints bigger than eight x 10. But this camera certainly gives you that chance.

I am crazy about this camera! The photo is what the eye sees, and the Dimage Minolta will definitely help you to catch what you see with simplicity. I recommend it highly!

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