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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg

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Review posted 3/09/04 Click on the DiMAGE Xg to take a QuickTime VR tour Building on the success of the highly popular Minolta DiMAGE Xt, Minolta introduces the DiMAGE Xg. The DiMAGE Xg is an ultra-thin, compact and lightweight camera. In addition, the DiMAGE Xg features automatic digital subject programRead more
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Pros

  • Very good color outdoors and with flash
  • exceptional portability and good picture-taking capabilities
  • point-and-shoot appeal and ease of use

Cons

  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 000 to four seconds
  • Playback of recorded audio is not affected

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.312x3.984 mm
  • 3 Mpx
  • 2048, 1536 px
  • 3.6
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.6 in
  • no

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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg - Pros & Cons

Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg

Pros

  • Very good color outdoors and with flash
  • exceptional portability and good picture-taking capabilities
  • point-and-shoot appeal and ease of use
  • Dimage Xg performed pretty well in the macro category
  • Bright
  • clear colors
  • and seemingly a sharper lens
  • very easy to use and takes nice pictures
  • good build quality and surprisingly good image quality
  • DiMAGE Xg was generally very good
  • rugged and solid-feeling

Cons

  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 000 to four seconds
  • Playback of recorded audio is not affected
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Xt's battery life is a little limited
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an

Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.6 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
3 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2048 x 1536 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.21 in
Sensor photo detectors3.0 Mpx
Effective pixels3.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2048 x 1536 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture3.6
Focal length equiv37 - 115
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range5.91 in
Macro focus range5.91 in
Number of focus points5
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay10.0 s
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.2
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive1.5 fps
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight4.23 oz
Width3.37 in
Height2.64 in
Depth0.79 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
ISO
  • 50
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
Maximum image resolution2048 x 1536 px
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceno
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatTIFF
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.6 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots85000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
Video recordingyes
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Design
Body typeUltracompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes

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