Konica Minolta Dimage XG - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Snapshot photographers looking for portability, ease of use, and style won't go wrong with this sleek little camera.

Review summary: Snapshot photographers looking for portability, ease of use, and style won't go wrong with this sleek little camera.

Pros: Compact and slim design ; easy to use ; fast ; good battery life ; cool automatic features ; good image quality

Cons: No macro mode ; flash blowout for tight close-ups ; limited manual features ; controls may be uncomfortable for large hands

Review summary: Minolta Dimage Xg Review and Where to Find the Best Prices. A pocket sized digital camera with a square shaped body. It has three megapixels and a three times optical zoom lens.

Verdict: This really is a camera that will fit in your pocket. If your looking for a stylish camera this one deserves serious consideration.

Review summary: This year, Minolta has introduced the fourth update to the popular "X" line, the DiMAGE Xg. The new model takes last year's 3 megapixel "Xt" upgrade, keeping an almost-identical body, adding several new features and removing in-camera battery charging ...

Verdict: The front of the camera holds the lens window, flash, optical viewfinder window, and self-timer lamp. A shutter-like, retractable lens cover protects the lens window whenever the camera is powered off, sliding quickly out of the way when the camera is ...

Review summary: The Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg ($299) is a camera that adds a few new features to the compact and stylish DiMAGE Xt. What's the difference between the two models? Here's a chart:

Pros: Generally good photo quality with accurate color and exposure, no purple fringing ; Compact, stylish body with a 3X zoom lens ; Fast performance ; Improved movie mode: record until card is full, with sound, 30 fps ; Optional underwater case ; Can be ...

Cons: Some vignetting, blurry corners in images ; images often have fuzzy, "video capture look ; Video out port has disappeared (as have several other features) ; Color banding while viewing images on LCD ; Some redeye ; No manual controls -- not even white ...

Verdict: Like most ultra-small cameras, the Xg uses a small, proprietary battery. Long time readers of this site know that I'm not a huge fan of these expensive batteries ($40 a pop), but they are really unavoidable on cameras like this. This particular ...