Good image, good controls and uses AA-NIMH power. Well made and solid but lite.

Auto Focus leaves a little to be desired.

I like this Camera! Used Nikons for years, last two being F-4 and N-80. Ihad no trouble learning to use this camera, it just took some study and playing with it. I still carry the instruction book with me and use it every now and then. Since I am mostly retired most of my photography is now casual. If I was working with this camera, I probably would like a little quicker AF, but I could use this one. I like the on-board flash. The image quality is great and the controls are as easy as any device that works off minues. I have found that any special battery can go down, always at a bad time so I hate to have to use anything but AAs. The NIMH batteries are great and were one of the main reasons I choose this camera--long life, rechargeable and easy to carry extras.

Customer Service

Not used.

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Olympus 3020--also a nice medum priced camera.

Lenses, color, photo quality is exceptional. Weight and build are very good.

Slow focus, small focus ring.

This is a fine consumer digital camera. This is an excellent value with one of the best lenses on the market today. If you are a present Minolta Maxxum user than this will be a good fit for you because of egonomics. If you are not a Maxxum user, then it will take som getting use to. The optics on this camera are based on Minolta''s G Series lenses, which are some of the best optics there are. So, the quality of you photos will be excellent. I like weight and balance of this camera, it fits well into my hands. I use my minolta 5600 HS flash from my Maxxum on this as well as my remote cables. I find the quality of the photos excellent, expecially when using the higher resolution. Again, $799 for 5+ megaPixels is great compared to others that charge $1000+. The AF is slow, and not great in the dark. This is not a problem for me because I shoot manual focus anyway. The auto focus is too slow for action photography so use MF. This camera, along with most digitals is not good for action, because of wait time between pushing the shutter release and executing the photo. But if you get use to that you can do some predictive focusing.

Customer Service

Not needed.

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HP, CoolPix 995. I would rate this above the Nikon Coolpix.

28-200mm zoom

- Cheap contruction - Full of buttons - Very bad view finder (electronic !) - Bad AF - Color management is terribly bad (CYAN) - Very bad exposure (systematic over exposure) - Pictures no more better than a 3.3 megapixel camera, even with 7 mega pixels (a Powershot G1 was better than this model).

Probably the worst digital camera I''d ever tested. I do not recommend this camera. Minolta is out of the game in Digital.

Lots of manual control options if needed. the 200mm lens equivelent is great without having to purchase extra lenses. I use the Monster 1800ma NMH battteries and they keep the camera going much longer

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Have been looking at Digi Cams for about 4 years and holding off to buy one until now. This camera has it all. Excellent resolution, Good feel to it. I love the smart viewfinder that switches between your eye and the back panel (automatically senses your eye to the viewfinder). Great shots. I use this camera in combination with the Epson 1280 photo printer and get excellent prints.

Customer Service

Not needed ( I do recommend pricing around and purchasing an extended warranty though. As these Digicams can be very exspensive to get fixed if something happens).

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Image quality, software provided (Adobe photoshop elements...), light weight.

Horrible autofocus (hunts and hunts), I found myself using manual focus when possible to speed things up. Zoom lens ring feels like a toy. If you''re used to cradling the lens with your left hand (like any SLR) forget about zoom control, it feels like a toy that constantly gets stuck. Unless shooting set-up shots, it''s impossible to use the higher resolution settings, as the camera shuts down for up to thirty seconds!!!

Upgraded to this camera from a 2.1 megapixel Epson 850z. Initially pleased with the resolution, but some features of the camera make shooting a chore! I will be selling this camera on eBay and upgrading to the Fuji S1 Pro

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Epson 850z Nikon N90 & N60

Everything automatic or everything manual - take your pick.

No PC socket for external flash. (Although, Minolta has just released an adaptor that goes for about $100 US, and you can also get around this with the SA-10 DigiSlave.)

I looked at most digital cameras > 3.3 MPs and settled on the DiMage 7. Overall, I''ve been quite pleased with the results. Like any fully-automatic camera, there is a learning curve, but once you learn the ins and outs of the DiMage 7 it becomes a fantastic tool.

Customer Service

Haven''t used it for repair reasons. Did get satisfactory results when calling about a PC adaptor.

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Mostly film-based cameras.

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This camera really eats up batteries. My Sony DSC700 would go for hours. This is down to minutes. I''m hoping the Metal Hydride work better

Image quality is really up there. Only complaints so far is that there is no way to do an external sync. I generally do archectural photography using an infrared trigger on the hot shoe and trigger all the strobes in the room, even around corners. Then only alternative I have is to use the small built in flash and hope it hits the first strobe.

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Incredible image quality..truly the best. Zoom lens from 28-200 covers all bases. Metering, WB and features are excellant

Trying to take people shots? Try another camera. Camera will hunt for focus (and not focus) for a painfully long time.

Stunning photographic results / 28-200 zoom lens and superior features. Terrible auto-focus - hunts and hunts - making camera almost unusable for quick candid shots. RAW image function shuts down camera after shot is taken until processed.

Customer Service

Not needed

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Digital: E-10; Film: N90S, F5