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Editorial Review :
Small enough for photographers to take anywhere and stylish enough to show everyone, the DiMAGE E500 provides photographers with unparalleled value in a 5-megapixel digital camera featuring a 3x optical zoom lens.
Customer Review :
Try Something Else
This overall, is not a really great camera. You can probably find a better value for your money elsewhere. I just wanted something to take out to the bars and get pictures with my friends, and it was always a hassle getting it to actually take the picture. No matter what setting (night was the worst), you need to hold the button down for 2-5 seconds before it flashes. Everyone would end up breaking their smile by the time it took. Also, not it's fault, but I didn't realize it took AA batteries; it wasn't a Lithium Ion battery. If the camera was NOT EVEN ON, it would drain the batteries. It would literally drain the batteries within a day if they were in the camera, no matter if it was on or off. I did a workaround by placing one battery in the wrong way. As you can imagine, going to the bars and constantly flipping one battery was not my ideal camera.
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E500 Battery Drain and inconsistent focus
Do not buy this camera. Battery drain is fast even with rechargables. Regular AA batteries do not even work in mine. New batteries will not even power it up. I'm going to buy more of the most powerful rechargables and keep many nearby. My wife hates camera, will not use.
Many times it loses its focus ability. You have to power down and back up again and cross fingers. When it works, it takes good pictures, but frustration level is high. Shutter lag is bad, you will miss the action. Stay away.
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It works for me, even after hitting the highway at 55mph
I bought this camera a few years ago but, after my recent experience with it, decided to write a review.
I never had battery issues, as I started off right away with AA Nimh rechargeables. I don't know why anyone would use anything but rechargeables nowdays.
I've found the camera easy to use. The only things I don't like are the macro feature is useless, there's no viewfinder, and the microphone for video is useless.
Having said that, we were in Minneapolis after Easter and, while loading up the car, I put the camera on the roof so I could have hands free to put the bags in. About two miles down the road, going 60mph, I heard something rattling on the roof. The camera! I started to slow down, and, in the rear view mirror, saw a silver flash as the camera flew off the roof. More silver flashes as it hit the pavement and lay in the middle of the lane with cars whizzing over it.
We turned off on a frontage road and went around, expecting the worst. Fortunately, no one had run over it. The batteries were gone, although we did find one in the ditch. The SD card was halfway out and the zoom button was also missing. I put fresh batteries in it, pushed the SD card back in, closed it up and turned it on...It still worked! It still takes great pics, although I have to use a pin to push the zoom contacts in or out.
This is one tough little camera.
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You Can Get a Better Camera for Less Money
I asked for a Konica Minolta DiMage G600 for Christmas two or three years ago, and I got this instead. I had specifically asked for the G600 due to it's manual exposure capabilities, which this camera lacks. The person who got it for me refused to give me the information I needed to return the camera. Luckily, someone less inept got me the correct camera for my birthday.
This summer, however, that camera was stolen, and I was forced to use the e500. I got to rediscover all over again what a terrible gift it was. It boasts a Burst mode.. and that's about all I can say for it. In low light, the flash misfires, or the pictures come out extremely overexposed. It takes it a good 2 seconds AFTER you hit the shutter for it to actually capture an image. The pictures are extremely low quality, regardless of whether you put it on the highest or lowest quality settings. It's a tiny plasticy little gadget, that feels like a toy in your hands, and apparently is just as fragile. And there's no viewfinder, so when the LCD screen broke after being left in a cold car over night, that was it for the camera.
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Needs super batteries
I deleted my earlier review of this camera where I gave it a 1 star because it won't power on whenever I changed the batteries. After changing the batteries to a more powerful one, it was OK. I changed the batteries from the normal AA alkaline, to rechargable AA Ni-MH, and now I use industrial AA alkaline. The camera itself is not bad. It's easy to use (except in low light) and prints out beautiful pictures. It's just very picky with batteries. (This camera refused to power on when I was about to hike on the glacier in Alaska with my family and a bagful of AA batteries I bought with me were all useless.) Since this camera is no longer being produced, you are on your own if you have problems and no longer under warranty. Use your judgment.
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Editorial Review :
Stylish and sophisticated the new 8 megapixel DiMAGE X1 is compact and very trendy. The DiMAGE X1 represents a combination of Konica Minolta's best imaging technologies including the revolutionary Anti-Shake technology and high-resolution movie clips. With a non-protruding 3x optical zoom lens, this camera takes sharp stills and beautiful movies. It also has a 2.5" LCD screen. Large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor ensures a clear view even under bright light Ultra-slim, sleek, and elegant body with a luxurious finish Multifunction cradle offers ideal connectivity with a computer or television High-Resolution VGA Movie Clips Enhanced with Anti-Shake Without a protruding zoom lens, the super-slim, flat body of the DiMAGE X1 measures just 3.7 x 2.7 x. 8 inches (W x H x D), the first time the DiMAGE X series models have achieved a body profile less than 0.9 inches in size / Weighs about 4 ounces (without battery installed) All images are stored on SD SecureDigital Digital-media memory cards Comes with its own convenient multifunction cradle. The cradle eliminates cumbersome cable arrangements and provides quick and easy connectivity for uploading and viewing images directly on a Computer or TV Autofocus system Video AF / Autofocus area Changeable between spot and wide (five-point AF) Exposure mode - Programmed AE Built-in multimode electronic-flash Supports these computer operating systems for data-transfer - Windows 98/98 SE/Me/2000(Professional)/XP(Home/Professional), Mac OS 9.0-9.2.2/Mac OS X v10.1.3-10.1.5/v10.2.1-10.2.8/v10.3-10.3.9/v10.4-10.4.1, using USB connector Printing output control - Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, PictBridge
Customer Review :
STUNNING quality
Okay, I'd purchased this camera TWO years ago, and I'm still thrown by it's picture quality! Majority of my friends own Sony digital cameras, yet it doesn't come close to Konica Minolta Dimage X1! I constantly get compliments on my photo's, often everyone would ask if it's a professional DSLR camera that I'm using to get such wonderful quality! Though, I honestly have to agree that the shutter speed is one of the main disadvantages, along with some of the features and especially the bulky size & weight. Overall, I've been extremely happy with this product regardless of other's opinion, and I'm actually afraid of replacing it now that I'm so attached!!! Picture quality is stunning after TWO years!
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Good For 3 Years
I purchased this camera from London in 2005. It still working without issue, but its outdated now..take lot of time to save picture even in small size of pic.
It has got GREAT ANIT SHAKE Tech...but night vision is poor.
Charging dock is great and still working after 3 years....no issue yet.
But I would say, not to buy it as there are plenty of better cameras in market now...
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Amazing Product
I got this camera as a present a year ago, and dropped it in the ocean when I was on vacation...:( I bought an other camera, but the picture quality didn't live up to the standards set by the Dimage X1. So, I did a lot a research trying to find the Dimage X1 again. This is the most amazing camera ever -- to bad it's not in production any more. Picture quality is great. The anti-shake feature help to take the most amazing pictures. By far THE best digital camera I've owned.
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Not as good as the Dimage X50, Brand New?
This camera model does not have the fast action picture taking ability as the Diamge X50 model. The camera can has a very slow reaction time.
I also question whether the camera was brand new???? Amazon claime it would be, but it was missing the bag case and the SD card that the box said it should contain.
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A Christmas Gift replaced
The camera I bought, well it was a Christmas gift for my daughter, her previous camera was stolen, so I replaced it. Thank you for getting me the gift right away and ready for Christmas.
She is very pleased with the camera and so am I.
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