Review 5 of 6
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$399.00
from Dell Summary: For $399 it's going to be very hard to find a nearly pocket sized metal 5 megapixel camera. As a matter of fact, you really can't unless you include a new one Gateway just came out with, and the pic quality is nowhere near as good as the Minolta. The G500 gives you a 3X zoom lens, ability to make 640x480 email copies of pics in-camera, and will accept two card formats - secure digital OR memory stick (or both at the same time). The metal body is solid, small, and the photos have an excellent color and contrast range. Images are as good as some full-sized 5 megapixel cameras I've seen. The proprietary battery lasts for around 75 shots if you use the LCD, and costs $39 on ebay (average). There is a movie clip mode but it's standard at 320x240 pixels in size. This is not meant to be a professional's camera, but it's one heck of a point and shoot. Prints up to 8x10 look great. Will make an excellent holiday gift. Strengths: Overall good build. Very good picture quality. Nice range of features and resolution for the price. Ability to use two memory card formats. Weaknesses: Uses proprietary battery. Tripod mount on one side of the bottom and not centered. Sliding lens cover is also the "on" switch ( I like a separate on/off button.. not as easy to break ). Manual controls are buried in the menus. Similar Products Used: Variety of digicams from a cheap pen cam to a Canon 10D digital SLR. Customer Service: Have not used. Web site is pretty decent however, with manuals and Q&A.
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