Name: DiMAGE Z10
Brand: Konica Minolta
SKU: 40163
Rating: 4.1 (11 reviews)

ergonomic form makes it easy to hold and keep steady for those zoom shots
easy to carry and operate even for amateur photographers
solid and well-built

Minolta bitten off more than they can chew
some crazy cameras to be released back in the day
slightly pared down from its original design following an

Sensor type: CCD
Sensor size: 5.744x4.308 mm
Effective pixels: 3 Mpx
Max resolution: 2048, 1536 px
Maximum aperture: 3.4
Autofocus: Contrast Detect (sensor), Multi-area, Single, Live View
Screen size: 1.5 in
Touch screen: no

Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z10 - Pros & Cons

ergonomic form makes it easy to hold and keep steady for those zoom shots
easy to carry and operate even for amateur photographers
solid and well-built
design is advanced yet familiar and easy-to-use
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
Z10's LCD monitor and EVF are both excellent
Flash performed surprisingly well for such close proximity
The LCD monitor was also very accurate
Simple pro lighting and use tips
EVF is bright and has pretty good resolution
better color and exposure accuracy
Z10 turned in an excellent performance in the macro category
straightforward and easy to grasp
efficiently laid out LCD menu system is easy to understand and relatively quick to navigate
straightforward setup and user-friendly design
quite well with the best of the 3-megapixel class
The menu system itself is clear
logically laid out
and quick to navigate

Minolta bitten off more than they can chew
some crazy cameras to be released back in the day
slightly pared down from its original design following an
complicated connections with a PC
the lens barrel in particular feels a little cheap in the hand
lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
eye level viewfinder is a bit of a mixed bag
Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
rigid lens extends just over an inch from the camera front
Video-segment length is limited only by your card capacity
Switch Finder gives subpar image in viewfinder mode
Electronic noise is quite low at ISO 64 and ISO 100
the system is often indecisive
fringing was moderate in our test pictures

Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z10 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	1.5 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
Effective pixels	3 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
Max resolution	2048 x 1536 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z10 - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors	3.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	3.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	4:3
Max resolution	2048 x 1536 px
Other resolutions	1600x1200 1280x960 640x480

Optical zoom	8.1 x
Digital zoom	4.0 x
Minimum aperture	3.2
Maximum aperture	3.4
Focal length equiv	36 - 290
Autofocus	Contrast Detect Multi-area Single Live View
Manual focus	yes
Normal focus range	19.69 in
Macro focus range	0.39 in

Minimum shutter speed	15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed	1.0 s
Shutter priority	yes
Aperture priority	yes
Exposure compensation plus	2
Exposure compensation minus	-2
Expousure compensation steps	1/3
Built-in flash	yes
Flash range	5.2
Flash modes	Auto Fill-in Flash Redeye Reduction Slow Sync Flash OFF
External flash	no
Continuous drive	1.5 fps
Self-timer	yes
Self-timer options	10

Body type	Compact
Environmentally sealed	no

Storage types	SD MMC

USB version	1.0
Remote control	No

ISO	Auto 80 100 200 400
White balance presets	5
Custom white balance	yes
Image stabilization type	No
Uncompressed format	No

Screen size	1.5 in
Screen dots	113000
Touch screen	no
Live view	yes
Viewfinder	Electronic

Maximum resolution	640 x 480 px

Weight	14.46 oz
Width	4.29 in
Height	3.23 in
Depth	3.7 in

Battery technology	Alkaline

Timelapse recording	no
Orientation sensor	no

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