Remanufactured Minolta Dimage Z1 3.2MP Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom

by Minolta

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 4.3 x 3 inches ; 10.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A3IAD6
• Item model number: 2724-301
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,384 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 3, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Ergonomically designed, SLR-styled, and packed with powerful automatic and manual controls, the Minolta Dimage Z1 is a great choice for advanced photographers. It features an amazing 10x optical zoom, 3.2-megapixel resolution, and a 30 frame-per-second movie mode with sound.

Optics and Resolution
The Dimage Z1 features a 3.2-megapixel resolution that produces images up to 2048 x 1536 pixels for photo-quality prints up to 8 x 10 inches and medium-quality enlargements up to 11 x 14 inches. Other resolution modes include 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480. The 10x optical zoom has a focal range of 5.8-58mm (equivalent to 38-380mm in 35mm photography). It also has a 4x digital zoom.

Movie Mode
With the Dimage Z1, you can capture TV-quality video (comparable to S-VHS) with sound. You can select from three resolution modes: 640 x 480 (VGA), 320 x 240, and 160 x 120. Video can be captures at 30 frames per second (fps) for flicker-free movies, or at 15 fps to maximize recording time. The length of your captured video is limited only by your memory card capacity.

More Features
Turn on the power, and you can take your first shot in approx. 2 seconds. Shutter release time lag is only 0.06 seconds, and shot intervals are 1.2 seconds. The DiMAGE Z1 also boasts the fastest autofocusing in its class. At 10x zoom, the Rapid AF, which employs video AF for accuracy and a passive sensor specifically to boost speed, has your subject in focus in approximately 0.4 seconds, and is even faster at wider angles.

• 1.6-inch LCD screen with anti-reflection coating
• Built-in flash with Autoflash, Autoflash with red-eye reduction, Fill-flash, and Slow-Sync modes
• Hot shoe for adding external flash
• Capture an entire sequence of 1.3 megapixel images at 10 frames per second
• White balance modes: Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash), Custom
• Color modes: Natural Color, Vivid Color, Black and White, Sepia

Storage and Transfer
Images are stored on Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMedia (MMC) memory cards. When shooting in Standard 3.2-megapixel mode, you can store 17 images on a 16 MB SD memory card. Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or PC via USB 1.1, which means the camera can be connected to any USB-based Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later computer without installing any software.

Power and Size
The camera is powered by two AA batteries (alkalines not included, rechargeable NiMH batteries recommended). It measures 4.31 x 3.05 x 3.15 inches and weighs 10.8 ounces (excluding battery).

What's In The Box
This package includes the Dimage Z1 digital camera, USB and AV cables, lens cap, accessory shoe cap, neck strap, and CD-ROM with Dimage Viewer software and USB drivers for Windows and Mac.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Deal, July 25, 2005

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Tbones73 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remanufactured Minolta Dimage Z1 3.2MP Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I just got this the other day, and it's truly a great camera. I know it's a refurb, but that doesn't bother me at all. I look at it this way. If there was a problem with it, Minolta fixed it. Plus, I got a 6 month warranty card with mine.
Some might be turned off by the fact it's only 3.2 megapixels, but that is plenty for most people. You can print photo quality prints up to 8x10, and good quality prints up to 11x13.
Anyway, 139 dollars for a camera with these features is just plain great.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice grip, fantastic zoom, good aperture range, September 3, 2005

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Sirbu Mihai (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remanufactured Minolta Dimage Z1 3.2MP Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

Bear in mind that I got this for some $ 140 (refurbished)

PROS
Good hand grip: unlike the standard rectangular cameras, that seems to slip from your hand and where fingers get in the way of the flash, or viewer or something, the grip on this camera is solid and ergonomic.
Large aperture range (and going in small increments).
Ergonomic button layout: you can do a lot of things with your thumb, holding the camera with just one hand.
Intuitive, simple menus.
Dioptric correcter in the viewfinder.
Flash hotshoe.
Good movie mode: max. 640x480/30fps.
Progressive shooting mode (keeps taking pictures rapidly and saves the last ones after taking the finger off the shutter, so you don't miss the exact moment you want to capture).

CONS:
No preset mode open to customization (I often take certain types of photographs, where I need a set of settings that I do not need for other pictures. Without custom preset, I have to change several settings each time I switch between 'usual' photographs and my particular need).
No anti-shake system (especially useful at high-magnification).
Lens extends partly outside the body (the Z10 model was better in this respect, because the lens was moving entirely in the body which meant faster times and, quite likely, higher reliability and sturdiness).
Only 3.2 MP.
Some purple fringing even at low zooms.

OVERALL
A good camera, a pleasure to work with, with amazing zoom (38-380 mm) and some semi-professional features found only in higher priced cameras. However, at over $ 200, you might want to consider the Canon S1, which has Anti-Shake (usually priced at over $ 250, but be on the lookout for special offers).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars May be refurbished but I would not have known it., September 6, 2005

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J. Hoyle (Claremont, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remanufactured Minolta Dimage Z1 3.2MP Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I was excited about getting this camera. I have had one other digital camera but I wanted a bigger zoom. When I received it I was prepared for it to have scratchs or look used and it did not. It looked brand new. One thing I could not figure out is taking a picture inside and thinking there was enough light but there wasn't the pictures kept coming out blurry but then I realized I needed the flash and they turned out perfect. I also shopped around to find this deal and purchased it at Amazon for $80 less then overstock. Very impressed. Love my new camera.