Minolta Dimage 5 3MP Digital Camera w/ 7x Optical Zoom

Minolta Dimage 5 3MP Digital Camera w/ 7x Optical Zoom
Manufacturer: Konica Minolta
Product Type: Photography

Average customer rating:

More batteries please
Nice little camera,for a little while.........
Buyer Beware
good camera
The best camera I ever had

Minolta Dimage 5 3MP Digital Camera w/ 7x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Konica Minolta
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

SimpleTech STI-CF/512 512MB CompactFlash Card
Ceiva Advanced Digital Photo Receiver
Viking PC Card CompactFlash Adapter (CF-ADAPT)
Viking 64 MB CompactFlash Card
Viking 128 MB CompactFlash Card (CF128M)

Product Features:

3-megapixel sensor captures 2,048 x 1,536 images for prints at sizes up to 11 x 14 inches
7x optical plus 2x digital (14x total) autofocus zoom lens
Included 8 MB CompactFlash card stores 8 images at default resolution
Connects with Macs and PCs via USB port
Uses 4 AA batteries (alkalines included)

ASIN: B00005NHAC
Release Date: 2001-09-01

Customer Reviews:

More batteries please.......2005-06-29

I use this camera primarily for work. I work for a university and take pictures of large agricultural studies, etc. I need high res. pics. to blow up for powerpoint presentations and posters. I like using this camera for all the manual options that one has, and the great optical zoom. When taking pics. on the highest quality and res. I can blow them up to 16 x 20 for a poster with no problems. A solid camera that takes high quality images. The only problem, and this is a big problem, is battery life. I went out and purchased the highest quality rechargeable batteries I could find and I still will only get 15-20 pics on the highest settings (and that is not using the lcd monitor). I realize that taking smaller images will decrease the energy used to write the file to the flash card, but when you have to take quality images.....This makes the camera useless for traveling (unless you want to bring lots of batteries) and routine use. I bought this camera a few years ago 2001/2002 and could not recommend one buying this now with all the options available to you. I am in the market to replace this now with a digital slr package.

Nice little camera,for a little while................2003-05-03

Had my Dimage 5 for about a year,and mostly was impressed.It took
good pictures in bright light,but was difficult to use in low light.Took it to Mexico on vacation and got caught in a rainstorm.The camera got wet,and stopped working.I assumed it would start again as soon as I got it dried out,but it did not.Sent it to Minolta for repair,and was told it was economically not repairable.Paid 600.00 for it,got it wet once,goodbye camera.Now its useless.Not even heavy enough for a boat anchor!If you have one,keep it dry!

Buyer Beware.......2002-12-15

I bought my Dimage-5 last Spring and it had a defective battery compartment. The defect was obvious... The first battery powered images I got are summertime of 2002.

If it had worked "out of the box" I would rate this a four star camera...

good camera.......2002-06-19

This camera takes very good pictures. The only major drawback is that it is a battery hog. If you buy this camera make sure you buy at least two sets of rechargeable batteries and a recharger that can recharge them quickly. You will be amazed at how quick this camera can kill batteries.
The camera takes very good pictures and offers a lot of features that might be too much for the average user. If you want a simple point and shoot digital camera this is not for you. If you are buying for high quality pictures and a lot of features you will love this camera.
The reason I gave it four stars is because of how fast it goes through batteries. There is nothing worse than wanting to take a picture and realizing that both sets of batteries are dead. This has infuriated me many times over.

The best camera I ever had.......2002-05-24

Advantages:
- incredible picture quality
- great zoom.
- quick data transfer
- plenty of options

Disadvantages:
- built-in flash is useless.

I have this camera since 5 months and I still love it. Some people complain it uses batteries quick. I bought 4 Rayovac rechargables. I managed to make 180 photos without flash and 110 with flash on one charge. Buy more memory - I have 128 MB and it is still not enough for a weekend trip (150-160 pics in very good resolution).

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