I have owned a Nikon Coolpix electronic camera for a little over 2 1/2 yrs. and in that duration of time I have taken over 3000 pictures. As I looked 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 from wide angle to telephoto. Because of this wide selection, it's possible to make many different pictures with this ample camera.

Another awesome feature that attracted me to the Dimage Minolta was the anti-shake feature. A camera with a long zoom isn't helpful if you cannot hold it steady enough to get a crisp pic. Regardless of the length of the zoom, the Dimage Minolta camera is amazingly coNDenser and easily fits into my fanny pack which is exactly what I wanted.

Another feature that I just love about the Dimage Minolta is the adjustable LCD screen which is much easier to see than the one on my Nikon. This allows 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 is facing the camera body to protect it and also take photographs by employing 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 employing the remote control to trip the shutter. The remote can also be useful for long exposures on a tripod like night shots. For low light shots, it even has noise cancellation to where it will take a 2ND photo with the shutter closed to record any "hot spots" from the pixels and take away them from the final picture so it is sharper and doesn't have all those white dots on it. I tried this and it took great night pics - in fact the Dimage Minolta took the best night pictures I have gotten with any camera I have owned.

The time between shots it pretty quick. Faster than my Nikon certainly. It has manual or auto focus I used manual with it at infinity for my low light photos since this like many auto focus cameras can have trouble focusing in dim light scenarios. The macro can be employed at either the wide angle or telephoto ends of the zoom. I have not especially attempted that yet. Nor have I attempted the movie format which is said to be fantastic. There are two resolutions you may use for that.

I thought my tiny Nikon 4mp camera took nice photos, but the Dimage Minolta blows that away. It is simple enough for a beginner to use it on "Auto" but has enough features to delight most execs too. I already have taken several photographs with this camera. They're extraordinarily crystal clear - from the wide angle through telephoto. This camera fit my needs and then some - with all the options available that this camera offers. If you are serious about photography and yet wish to make it simple, the Dimage Minolta is a idealistic camera!

Observe I did not talked about the 8 mega-pixels the Dimage Minolta has. The cause of that is because it was not a factor 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 8 x 10. But this camera certainly gives you that probability.

I praise this camera! The photo is what the eye sees, and the Dimage Minolta will help you to catch what you see with simplicity. I think it is worth every penny!

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