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Editors' Rating:
7.0 of 10
| • Value for money |
7 |
| • Ease of Use |
7 |
| • Performance |
7 |
| • Image Quality |
7 |
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Average User Rating:
8.5 of 10
(1 vote)
| • Value for money |
8 |
| • Ease of Use |
8 |
| • Performance
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9 |
| • Image Quality
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9 |
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PROS
• Good photo quality.
• Lots of manual features.
• Excellent Auto mode.
CONS
• High noise levels.
• Mediocre landscape photos.
• Too much shutter lag.
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Includes: Minolta Dimage F300 Digital Camera, CR-V3 single-use lithium battery,
four Ni-MH batteries, Ni-MH battery charger, 32MB SecureDigital memory card,
a/v cable AVC-200, USB-cable USB-500, camera strap HS-DG100, sports case,
image manipulation software ArcSoft PhotoImpression, movie software ArcSoft VideoImpression,
utility software Minolta Dimage Image Viewer, USB-Mass Storage Class device drivers for Windows and Macintosh.
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Minolta just released details on a follow-up to the highly popular F100. The F300 is more or less an upgraded F100 featuring 5MP, improved ISO sensitivity, a new 11 FPS UHS mode, more creative control, better battery life and improved shutter-speed range. Featuring increased resolution and zoom range, a new noise reduction option and Minolta's award-winning Subject Tracking Autofocus (AF) and Minolta's Area AF, this new digital camera produces high-quality images and incorporates advanced automatic functions, and fast, easy operation. Following the sleek contoured design of the DiMAGE F100, the DiMAGE F300 is one of the world's lightest and smallest 5.0 megapixel digital cameras with a built-in zoom lens.
The image formed on the camera's CCD sensor is enhanced by Minolta's exclusive CxProcess image processing technology to optimize sharpness, color reproduction, tonal gradation and noise to create clear and natural looking images. The DiMAGE F300's wide dynamic range is provided by 12-bit A/D (analog to digital) conversion to ensure natural color and accurate tonal reproduction.
Dimage
F300 Major Features:
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3x
Zoom Digital Camera featuring 5 effective megapixels. |
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Five
effective megapixels for 2,560 x 1,920-pixel
images. |
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1.5"
low-temperature polysilicon TFT color with anti-reflection coating LCD monitor
(110,000 pixels). |
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3x
optical zoom lens, 7.8 - 23.4mm (equivalent to a 38 - 114mm lens
on a 35mm camera) with auto and manual focus. |
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Digital
zoom up to 4x magnification. |
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Optical real-image zoom viewfinder. |
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Maximum aperture of f/2.8 at full wide-angle and f/4.7 at
full telephoto. |
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Automatic and manual focus control, adjustable focus area. |
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Subject Tracking AF system. |
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Intelligent Area AF focusing system. |
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Auto and Manual exposure control. |
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Shutter speeds from 1/1,000 to 4 seconds, with maximum
15-second Bulb setting. |
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Program AE, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and
Manual exposure modes. |
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Built-in flash with four operating modes. |
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Adjustable White Balance with six settings,
including a 'Custom' setting. |
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Multi-Segment (256-segments), Spot, and Center-weighted metering modes. |
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Light sensitivity equivalents of ISO 100, 200, and 400,
plus an Auto setting. |
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Vivid Color, Natural Color, Black
& white color modes. |
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Auto-Exposure Bracketing, Continuous Advance, Voice Memo,
Self-Timer, Movie, Night Movie, and Audio modes. |
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Optional remote control. |
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JPEG and uncompressed TIFF file formats. |
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Images saved to SD/MMC memory cards. (32MB card
included). |
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Power from two AA NiMH or alkaline batteries, one CRV3
lithium battery, or optional AC adapter. |
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NTSC video cable for viewing images on a television. |
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USB cable for quick connection to a computer. |
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DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) compatibility. |
The Lowest Price is not always best !
When you buy a digital camera, the basic package almost always includes
extras such as a battery charger, lens cap, batteries, flash memory card, and software.
One of the more disreputable practices a dealer can engage in is called unbundling. These
dealers remove items from the package that are normally included in the price and
price them separately.
When purchasing
a camera you have three components of the price to consider - the camera price, postage and
handling, and taxes. Many dealers lower the price to make the camera more attractive, then
increase the postage and handling to boost their profits.
Hesitate before
accepting extended warranties. Every knowledgeable consumer expert says it's better to
gamble. Most of a company's profit is in the sale of these warranties so they press, and
press hard. Your job is to resist, and resist hard. The only thing to keep in mind is that
digital cameras can be horribly expensive to repair. If you want peace of mind, you may
want the warranty, even though it's probably overpriced. The cost of a repair can
approach, or even exceed, the original purchase price.
When you buy a
camera from a reputable dealer, you expect to be able to return it if you aren't
satisfied. Some dealers try to discourage this by requiring a restocking fee for returned
merchandise. This is always explained as a way to recover their costs of checking the
merchandise and restoring the packaging you may have opened.
Many dealers is
truly a false, deceptive and a total crook. Bait and switch tactics used. Does not sell
new merchandise and will ship used or refurbished goods without notifying customer. They then
try to charge a restock fee on top of their exobitant shipping fees to make a profit where
they could not on their goods. A try case of buyer beware.
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