Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The DiMAGE A2 is not just a MegaPixel upgrade from its older sibling, A1. A new 3D AF focus system and a Super Fine EVF are only a couple in the long list of improvements. With the slew of 8 MegaPixel digicams in the market now, can it stand out from ...

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Back in January 2003 Konica and Minolta announced that they would merge and form the single company 'Konica Minolta'. Just over a year since that announcement, at PMA 2004 the new Konica Minolta announce four new cameras which carry the new Konica ...

Pros: Image stabilization unique among group, Mechanically linked zoom ring, Wide angle seven times zoom lens, Good performance, startup, AF speed, Low high ISO noise, employs noise reduction, Wide range of ISO settings, Selectable color space (sRGB / Adobe ...

Cons: Disappointing resolution, soft images (not just as a result of poor AF), Auto focus confirmation despite being out of focus, Lens being stretched past its resolution capabilities?, Flash color cast, under exposure, Some vignetting / lens shading, LCD ...

Verdict: The DiMAGE A2 takes the A1 design and increases the resolution to eight megapixels.

Award: TIPA Award!

Review summary: The A2 features the second incarnation of Minolta's exclusive anti-shake system which compensates for camera shake by adjusting the CCD internally. This gives maximum potential for the wide-ranging 28-200mm zoom lens and high resolution image sensor. ...

Review summary: The Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 is an 8 Megapixel, 7x Optical Zoom camera that has been based upon the popular Minolta DiMAGE A1. European Readers buy the Minolta Dimage A2 Digital here The Minolta DiMage A2 has a 3D Auto Focus system which is faster ...

Verdict: 'Indeed, the DiMAGE A2 uses the body design of the A1 entirely, but brings to it an 8 megapixel resolution instead of the A1's 5.3 megapixel and adds some improvements

Review summary: There are now, or will be by early April, 2004, a total of five crossover digicams using the Sony 8 Megapixel 2/3" imaging chip. These include the Sony F828, Olympus C-8080, Canon Pro 1, Nikon 8700, and the subject of this review the Konica Minolta A2 ...