Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: With its design closely based on a SLR, its comfortable handling will please film SLR owners who desire a digital camera that works like their SLRs but in a more compact and lighter digital body. Well grouped and implemented controls mean there is ...

Pros: New standard in EVF quality ; fast-shooting design and performance ; Anti-Shake image stabilization ; manual zoom ring ; excellent manual focus system

Cons: Inefficient controls for white balance and ISO ; 30-second RAW+JPEG shot-to-shot time ; nonstandard hotshoe ; lackluster continuous-shooting specs ; LCD doesn't swivel

Verdict: Generally efficient design, top-tier performance, and features galore make the A2 a top choice for resolution-hungry enthusiasts.

Review summary: In response to user needs for higher picture quality and greater shooting comfort, Konica Minolta released the DiMAGE A2 SLR-type digital camera, a camera that will inherit the quality and perfor...

Review summary: ) This solid workhorse of a camera doesn't have the longest zoom, and its menus take some getting used to. But unless you need to zoom in closer, the time it'll take you to learn its ins and outs will be amply rewarded. Five-star image quality and an ...

Review summary: The Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 ($1099 list price) is the 8 Megapixel version of the popular DiMAGE A1 camera from 2003. If you don't know anything about the A1, here's what you missed: it features a unique CCD with image stabilization, which gives you 2 ...

Verdict: four hours in playback mode, per charge. That's a bit less battery life than on the A1. Do note the usual disadvantages of proprietary batteries like this one: price ($45 a pop) and the fact that you can't "bail yourself out" with AAs when your ...