Minolta Dmiage X

Minolta Dmiage X

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  • TK. on 12 Mar 2002 2:41 PM

    1 post


    Can anyone give me any reviews on this product. I would like to hear any positive or negatives that you are aware of. Thanks for your help

  • undomiel71. on 3 May 2002 3:29 AM

    From California, 1 post


    Hi, i just wandered in and i happen to own a Minolta Dimage EX with the detachable 7-21 mm lens, right now there are two detachable lenses available, the zoom (7-21mm) and a non zoom landscape lens. I recommend the 7-21 mm. I have had excellent results using this camera, about the size and weight of a standard 35 mm camera. You can vary the resolution and size format of pics taken and the images are pretty true to color and detailed. It comes with software that is easily downloaded into both PC and Mac. It does come with a lower 8mb media card, but if you choose the economic option you can get over 100 pictures on a tiny 8MB card!!!! it also has the option of STILL, BURST AND TIMER pictures which is great if you want to photograph at night without a flash!! the only thing is that sometimes it is slow to take a picture, about 2 seconds after you press the capture button. And, as with most digital cameras, you need to replace batteries often, so you might as well get rechargeables, which will save you a bundle of money over time. I recommend the Kodak NiMH recharger and batteries. If you want to see some of the pics i have taken with the Dimage, you can write to me at undomiel71@yahoo.com and i will be happy to send some along!

  • Ron. on 26 Aug 2002 9:18 PM

    From BC, Canada, 1 post


    There are a few professional reviews on the Web. In most of these, when compared to similarly priced cameras, it ends up in last place due to fuzzy images (comparitively).

    I have not used the camera myself.

    I stick with Fuji digital cameras for consistent colour (FinePix 1200,1300,1400,2300,2400,2600,2800). There are a few exceptions: a few of their models have chromatic aberrations in the corners of the frame, but this can be found out before purchasing at the major reviewing sites.

    Canon's "S" series are good as well, the "A" series seemed prone to the Chromatic Aberration faults.

    Picture Quality must always come first: features (or lack of) second.