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Bought this camera gently used, looked and performs new to me. Takes great photos and video easy to understand directions. Lots of features. Small light. Can't say enough good things about it.
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Konica Minolta was recognized in recent times on their Digital Cameras which contained High Quality Optics and capacities heavily geared towards users familiar with traditional film SLRs. Out of ALL of the digital cameras I've used prior (high zooms and P+Ss), I never had such a enjoyable experience using a digital camera compared to this piece of art. As a former user of film SLRs (Canon), this camera felt surprisingly tidy with the spread of functions and didn't feel small to my big hands. These optics are, best put, EPIC. The lens hardware allows for F stop to be bumped up to 2.8 and having a great zoom range (28-200). Also being an APO lens is a great perk (for standard). These Lenses have been carried over through multiple cameras in KM lineage (Dimage 7i and A2). The AS works very well for shorter zoom shots and suttled movement on longer zooms. I typically snatch 200 RAW shots off the battery (bought some spares for cheap). RAW shots are available as the HQ format (and option to take RAW+JPEG shot together). It can handle sports/action shots - but can only do it under std quality JPEG. Taking RAW shots are on the slower side, but the pictures are just beautiful - JUST BEAUTIFUL. It can support an external flash - I had to laugh when I placed ontop a 3600HS (It was almost as big as the camera). This is SLR quality shooting off a tidy well loaded pkg. Not too many cameras like this on the market and require serious research to come across. I wouldn't know how well the newer Sony equivalents are in Lens Quality, but the hardware otherwise is carryover. If you come across one of these pups available (or the A2) - I HIGHLY recommend this Camera for a superb tiny pro-bomb of a digital camera (just remember to have an extra battery on you).Read full review
I bought this camera as a backup because I already own one just like it and have previously purchased several expensive accessories, including wide-angle and tele adapter lenses for the A200. This camera was discontinued by Konica Minolta, and, subsequently, Sony bought the Konica Minolta camera product lines. As a result of these two events, I became worried that if I lost or severely damaged the original camera, I would have to replace not only the camera, but all of the accessories. This camera is smaller, lighter, and easier to use than any digital SLR priced for the consumer market, takes beautiful pictures, and supports external flashes and studio strobe lighting. The menu is easy to navigate, and all of the commonly-used picture adjustments, such as exposure compensation, exposure modes, and white balance are quickly accessible without going into the menu. The built-in mechanical image stabilization works very well under low-light conditions where camera shake can be a problem. The negative characteristics of this camera are very few. The manual focus option is not easy to use, and I find it of limited value. In the few instances I have tried to focus at infinity, it has appeared to focus at a nearer distance, and items closer to the camera appeared to be in slightly better focus than those further away. Newer cameras on the market have sensors in the ten megapixel range, but I do not regard this as much of an advantage, particularly where DSLR cameras are concerned. My reasons for this position are that most of the images I print are 4x5 inches, 8x10 inches, 11x14 inches, and 16x20 inches. This camera produces beautiful prints up to 11x14 inches in size, and very good 16x20 prints, which is as big as my printer will handle. A 10 megapixel DSLR printing these sizes of prints loses around 15% of its pixels due to cropping to fit the 4:5 format, and the 150 pixel advantage of a DSLR in the resolution of the short dimension of an image is of minimal value because the A200 camera produces 2448 pixels along its minimum dimension. Other reviews of this camera have complained about excessive shutter lag between the time the shutter button is pressed, and the time the picture is taken. I have not found this to be a problem with either of the A200s that I own. For a photographer who wants to take photographs instead of snapshots and doesn't need to carry his/her camera in a shirt pocket, I highly recommend this camera.Read full review
Just got back from Yellowstone. Took hundreds of pictures. Camera takes very clear pictures but is a little complex to use. Only serious complaint is the manual focus option. Quality of lcd screen makes it very hard to manual focus on object.
I love this camera! Pros: it is much like a dslr-has a manual zoom feature you can't find on any other point & shoot and a great macro feature. The zoom is great. Easy to use and small enough to travel with, great for museum shots. For me, it beats the pocket point and shoots. Sold my first Dimage A200 last year but missed it so much I just purchased my second one! And I am very happy I did. Cons: it is a bit slow to focus and recycle from shot to shot with flash but not so unusual for a point and shoot- For fast action shots I use a Canon DSLR.