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I have owned a Nikon Coolpix digital camera for slightly over two 1/2 yrs. and in that amount of time I have taken over 3k photographs. As I checked for cameras with longer zooms, there were 2 I liked the range of- both the Canon Pro1 aND the Dimage Minolta. The Dimage Minolta 7X optical zoom provides me a great range between wide angle to telephoto. Due to this wide selection, it is possible to make many different pictures with this great camera.

Another wonderful feature that intrigued me to the Dimage Minolta was the anti-shake feature. A camera with a wonderful zoom is not useful if you cannot hold it steady enough to get a great photo. Regardless of the length of the zoom, the Dimage Minolta camera is surprisingly compact and easily 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 clearer than the one on my Nikon. This enables you to shoot over your head or at a low angle and still see what you are aiming 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 allows you to use less battery strength.

The Dimage Minolta LCD will also turn completely forward so you can do a self portrait by using the radio control to trip the shutter. The remote can also be convenient for long exposures on a tripod like low light shots. For dim lighting shots, it even has noise cancellation to where it will take a 2ND picture 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 attempted this and it takes great night pics - in fact the Dimage Minolta took the best low light shots I have gotten with any camera I have took pictures with.

The time between shots it pretty quick. Faster than my Nikon actually. It has manual or auto focus I used manual with it at infinity for my night time pictures since this like many auto focus cameras can have trouble focusing in dim light scenarios. The macro can 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 movie format which is said to be amazing. There are 2 resolutions you may use for that.

I thought my tiny Nikon 4mp camera took nice photographs, but the Dimage Minolta blows that away. It is straightforward enough for a beginner to use it on “Auto” but has enough features to delight most execs too. I already have taken several pictures with this camera. They are very clear - from the wide angle thru telephoto. This camera fit my wants and then some - with all the options possible this camera offers. If your really serious about photography and yet wish to make it simple, the Dimage Minolta is a exceptional camera!

Observe I have not debated the 8 mega-pixels the Dimage Minolta has. The reason for that is because it wasn’t a perquisite for my purchase and delight for this camera. Four mega-pixels is a lot for most uses especially since most users won’t be making prints bigger than 8 x 10. But this camera certainly gives you that possibility.

I love this camera! The photograph is what the eye sees, and the Dimage Minolta will definitely help you to catch what you see with simplicity. I very highly recommend it!

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