Customer Reviews

Konica Minolta X60 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

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4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

I've had this baby for a few days and have not fully tested it out yet but so far, its beautiful. It's tiny and, above all, really easy to use. Unlike my previous 5 MP digicam, the Sony DP-10, which had a gaggle of complicated features and was had a learning curve to take good pictures, the X60's operations are intuitive. The manual is available and really easy to understand too if you need to read it.

Pros:

Small, compact, truly a purse camera if you wanted. Others that claim to be small aren't really but this one is!
Fast start up. Just slide the cover and it's on.
Easy to operate
Good picture quality
Nice big LCD screen
Covered lens
Internal 15MB memory

Cons.
No viewfinder (Not like I use that anyway)
Zoom is only standard.

I've heard that the LCD in previous models in this line are fragile. I've had no problems so far but you're not supposed to drop a digicam anyway.

My first digicam was a minolta 3.2 MP which I lose in Kyoto and I'm glad I went back to a brand I like.

I had the Konica Minolta X50 (see my review on it), which ended up being defective after about 9 months of normal, delicate use. The battery cover wouldn't stay shut anymore, so back to Costco it went.

After researching the "ultra-compact" cameras in the 5.0mp and above class, I found that the minor improvements of the x60, coupled with the larger LCD display and lower price made it the most appealing digital "ultra" compact in the entire category. I mean I put it up against Sony's DSC T-1/T-7/and T-3, Kodak's new EasyShare V-50, Casio's Exilim Z750 and EX-S500, Fuji's FinePix Z1, Olympus, and Pentax Optio.

It came out the winner. I'll give it 1 year of use and revisit my review to give another update.

In the meantime, if compact is what you're looking for, this camera will meet those objectives plus take excellent snap shots in well lit close range situations.

The only thing that remains to be a weak point, is the poor flash range and the poor resolution of pictures in low-light situations. If you're taking night photos, you need to be within the 6 feet and in an area where you're picking up some light, otherwise your subject shot will come out blurry, out of focus, or over exposed.

After purchased two little Canon SD200 cameras for my daughters, I decided to upgrade my own bulky first generation HP camera (2M, no optical zoom).

I wanted a 4M/5M ultra compact camera and had my eye set on newer Canon SD camera. However, I don't want to pay too much for the camera so I ended up looking for non Canon SD cameras.

One of the consideration I have is that I don't want a camera with proprietary memory (so Sony is out) or semi-proprietary memory (I considered xD a proprietary after reading that the panorama mode for some Olympus camera only works with Olympus's own xD card).

Finally, I settled on Minolta X60 after some research. I am quite happy with the camera - it is very small, the 2.5" LCD is quite big (no viewfinder though), the control is quite logical, and the picture quality is pretty good. The battery life of about 150 pictures is not quite enough for a long trip but you can pick up non-OEM batteries for a few dollars.

The 15MB internal memory is not accessible when an external memory card is plug in. However, it may come handy when you forget your SD card.

I only paid $230 from Amazon directly and know that it was the best deal ever. I love it. The zoom quality is great, large screen, fast start-up time, immediate shutter release, and time between photos is awesome. I like this camera better then the new $600 Kodak. This camera looks great and perfomrs great also.

I had the Minolta Xg and the Minolta g400 before this camera. The x60 has a great design. Very easy to use and stylish. I really like the internal optical zoom. The size, weight, battery life, and scene modes are all pluses.

Cons: low light comes out eithe over exposed with the flash, or blurry. Hard to get good shots indoors. Screen quality is average and does not show the pictures very well.

Overall: great, stylish, compact camera with some limitations

I have owned the mighty Dimage 7 for almost four years. I expect to own it another ten. I feel about it much the same way my father felt about his Hasselblad. It is a quality instrument that may get old but always rewards you when you use it properly.

The Dimage 7 is big though and as I have previously opined there are times you want to throw a camera in your pocket rather than lug a camera bag. This little 5MP point and shoot is just that...little. How little? Smaller than a Blackberry, certainly.

I bought this to replace a Minolta Dimage F300, another 5MP point and shoot. The pictures favorably compare to the F300's, but it is no match for the Dimage 7. This is mainly because the latter has a great lens that lets amateurs sparkle if they bother to compose shots with any degree of thought.

But this camera like the larger F300 before it gives quality results whose inherent limitations can be edited with Photoshop to simulate a better camera. So having a point and shoot with you can let you take a picture when that unexpected opportunity presents itself.

OK limitations...once again the controls are electronic so they are not as flexible or intuitive as on the bigger camera. For instance on the Dimage 7 if you want to use the flash you flip it up. If you don't you leave it down. Here you have to reset the controls to suppress the flash.

Secondly, there is no viewfinder. But the LCD is 2.5 inches and the camera is tiny. You probably wouldn't use a viewfinder if you had one.

Third the battery. Its rechargable. But there is only one. I ordered three more so I can always have charged spares, a strategy I use with the big camera. The F300 used rechargeable AAs but it had a relatively cheap long lasting lithium battery that that made it possible to ignore battery issues when you took it out of the house. On the plus side for the new toy is that just one NP700 battery operates the camera so having a spare or two with you is not a big deal.

I have had this camera for a month and it has been an exceptional performer compared to my friends sony dsc-t7 (the latest small 5 megapixel from sony). Except for the sony's video-capturing capabilities, the Dimage x60 is marginally better then the sony. Aside from being less expensive, the sd cards for the x60 can be purchased for a lot less then sony proprietary pro duo sticks that the sony camera needs.

When using the Konica Minolta x60, it is better to put it in manual mode where you can select a mode according to the type of picture you want to take. These modes range from portrait to night time shot and more. You can use auto, but manual mode will give you better results according to what you select.

Overall, this camera is a great upgrade from the Konica Minolta Dimage x60 as well as an excellent choice among ultra-compact cameras such as the Sony, the Casio, and the Fuji brands.

After some researched, I brought the Kinica Minolta X60 to served as my backup to my Canon S2 IS. X60 is a small, slim and lightweight camera that is perfect for a quick photo almost anywhere because you can stick this camera almost anywhere on you.

This camera is almost a purest high quality point and shoot camera you can buy with your money. Everything on it is on automatic modes of one sort or another. There are nine modes including the automatic which actually decide which mode is best for the photo. Most of the modes can be found in most digital cameras like "sports" or "landscape". A child can take a good shot with this camera and it is near perfect for any beginner who walk into the digital camera age with their eyes shut.

There are few small things you can do to adjust and adapt your camera each shot. White balance can be adjusted, ISO from 50-400 can be adjusted, drive mode can be adjusted and other minor features that this camera come packed with. There is even an "anti-shake" indictor if your shutter speed is too slow and your hand is shaking too much. Use a tripod says the computer. The camera also come with a movie mode which is pretty basic as well.

The housing of this camera appears to be hard plastic with a metal feel. It seem to be well built. The large 2.5 inch LCD screen seem to be most vulnerable to damage and this may be the camera's only physical weak link. Proper care and attention would be needed, a good camera case for example is a must. The large 2.5 LCD is very nice. But remembered that it serves as your viewscreen for all your shooting. The controls are bit on the small sizes. There is no way you can handled the controls of this camera with gloves for example. People with long fingernails will have an easier time then people without.

The camera unfortunately, is not powered by AA batteries but by NP-700 ion battery. It got a decent life to it but I would encourage anyone buying this camera to buy couple more for back up. Buy it from a third party since Minolta overcharged for their NP-700 outragously. On the other side, X60 uses SD cards for its storage.

The software that come with your camera is pretty decent sort. Some people will used it and others will not. It pretty subjective.

Overall, this is a very good camera that should meet the needs of most point and shoot crowds. The small size and weight allowed it be taken almost anywhere. Only danger to that is that you might even forget that you have it with you. The camera appears to be very reliable, somewhat rugged and shoot well. This is a computer driven camera and basically all you have to worry about is point and shoot!

I did a fair amount of research before purchasing the Dimage x60. As far as form factor, I like it. The picture quality is good.

On my very first day of use the LCD fractured internally. It never left my hand or protective case. I took 15 pictures before it no longer worked.

When I contacted Konica Minolta customer service by phone, the seemed helpful. I really wanted to get it fixed by Christmas so on Dec 1st, to expedite the warranty repair I paid $39 for UPS Next Day Air. I called 2 weeks later to check status of the repair. They couldnt find it. The holidays came and went with no camera. To make a long story short, they never contacted me so I expected to receive it any day. In February, still no camera. I called again and they told me that I damaged the LCD. If I wanted it fixed that I would have to pay $147. I emphatically disagreed and they asked if I wanted to talk with a manager...YES I DO! I just kept going from voicemail to voicemail.

Never again will I give a company $1 that doesnt stand behind their product. I've had a Sony DSC for 5 years with NO PROBLEMS at all. I guess I'll just stick with what I know. It was an expensive lesson.

I got this camera about 3 4 days ago and I tried almost every single mode that it has.The low light image quality was important to me and I am satisfied with it.The pictures are really bright and clear and the camera is very fast therefore you dont waste time waiting for it.The only problem is that though the lcd gets dirty very quickly.But overall,it is a great buy.I purchased it for only $210.00 from Amazon and I dont think that I could do better than this for the price.