Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Compact and ergonomic design, 'true' 28-200mm F2.8, 7x optical zoom lens, great image quality and manual features.

Cons: Slow AF and camera can fire before focus is properly achieved without care taken when using the sensitive shutter button.

Verdict: A revamp of the 8-megapixel Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 model that features a slightly trimmed specification from the A2 but also has a few new tricks of its own.

Pros: Compact and ergonomic design, "true" 28-200mm F2.8, 7x optical zoom lens, great image quality and manual features.

Cons: Slow AF and camera can fire before focus is properly achieved without care taken when using the sensitive shutter button.

Pros: Compact and ergonomic design, "true" 28-200mm F2.8, 7x optical zoom lens, great image quality and manual features.

Cons: Slow AF and camera can fire before focus is properly achieved without care taken when using the sensitive shutter button.

Verdict: A revamp of the 8-megapixel Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 model that features a slightly trimmed specification from the A2 but also has a few new tricks of its own.

Pros: Very good photo quality7X optical zoom lens with image stabilizationFull manual controlsGood performanceFlip-out, rotating LCD displayManual zoom and focus ringsLCD/EVF usable in low lightNo redeyeCan save five sets of camera settings to mode dialSupports

Cons: Images slightly soft at default settings; high ISO performance is not good; some barrel distortionMacro mode isn't great for ultra close-upsI miss the nice EVF from the A2No memory card includedTough competition from digital SLRs

Verdict: While I was hesitant to recommend the old Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 due to image quality issues, I have no qualms about doing so for the new DiMAGE A200 -- it's an excellent 8 Megapixel camera. I do, however, wish that the camera retained some of the A2's

Review summary: The Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200 is the latest in a family of DiMAGE electronic SLR-style models that stretches back to the original DiMAGE 7, the first five-megapixel prosumer camera, introduced over three years ago (early 2001). The newest addition to the