Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5 Digital Camera

Pros: camera speed, higher quality movie clips, flexibility in skill levels, big screen, hot shoe, lenses.

Cons: none really

The Bottom Line: Great purchase, great flexibility, great pictures, easy to use.

Review: We looked at a lot of cameras before making our purchase of The Minolta Z5. We were mostly narrowed down to the Kodak 7590 (I think that's what it was) until we went into our local camera shop and they showed us the Z5. Mostly what we were looking for ...

Pros: Superior Optical Zoom Awesome Super Macro Mode Fun Movie Mode Effective Red Eye Removal

Cons: Battery life hard to find a case that can fit the lens size

Review: Replaced a point and shoot 35mm camera with the Minolta Z5 based on the recommendation of Wolf Camera. Read the reviews regarding image quality and some have had concerns-- don't believe them! If you're coming from an older point and shoot 35mm (read ...

Pros: 12x zoom, 5.0 MP, SD card, AA batteries.

Cons: none so far

Review: I purchased the Konica Minolta DiMage Z5 for the 12x optical zoom. I am not disappointed. So far I have taken about 250 photos on the original Fuji AA batteries. See www.jts88.com for some full resolution photos. Has a resonable auto setting, but ...

Pros: Price, 12x stabilized zoom, good optics, resolution, features and image quality

Cons: Dull default color, chromatic aberration at telephoto, slow low-light focusing, noise

The Bottom Line: The Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5 is a very good mega-zoom camera. With 12x stabilized optical zoom, 5-Megapixel resolution and a price tag...

Review: After having a generally good experience with the new 6 -Megapixel Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6, I decided to try the 5 -Megapixel Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5. Having used the similar ...

Pros: Good price. Image stabilization. Great picture quality. Superb movie mode. Excellent macro mode.

Cons: Noise at higher ISO. Poor low light performance. Autofocus issues with low-light/telephoto shots.

The Bottom Line: Overall, at current prices, the DiMAGE Z5 is a great camera for the money, assuming you will mostly be shooting in daylight or bright light conditions.

Review: I bought this camera as a refurb for about $280. At the time I purchased it, most competing models were going for around $400, so the price was a good deal for a 5MP 12X zoom camera with image stabilization. I've taken hundreds of shots with it so far ...

Pros: 12X optical zoom, great vga movie mode, intuitive controls and lots more features

Cons: Image noise at high iso settings, movies saved in the (intractable) Quicktime format

The Bottom Line: Image stabilization that works makes this one of the few affordable entry level mega zoom cameras that you should consider...

Review: The Konica Minolta Dimage Z5 is a 5 megapixel digital camera with 12X optical zoom, an attractive package of features and affordable price that should get the attention of anyone considering the purchase of a point and shoot megazoom digital ...

Pros: Easy to use, good quality images

Cons: Questionable product support from Konica-Minolta

Review: This is an initial report that I will update soon. I've been using the camera about for about a week and am impressed with the ease of use and the quality of the results. Unfortunately, I've had problems connecting the camera to my computer which has ...

Pros: nice to handle

Cons: you need a little more exp-erience to operate all the settings

Review: be very careful of knocking or dropping the camera even form a low distance to grass... 3 months in the repaeir shop- but i am lucky under ...

Pros: Great features. Great zoom capabilities. Flash is quite good for it's size.

Cons: I would like a lower light capability due to blurring of indoor photos at times.

Review: I purchased my Z5 from Costco. I took it on a trip to Colorado and it worked for 2 days then came the problems with the anti-shake not working and leaving a dark corner on each picture. I took it back to Costco where they promptly replaced it with ...

Pros: I like the design and grip. Flash down when not in use.

Cons: anti-shake seems to cause slower focus.

Review: I purchased this camera to step up on pixels from a Canon Power Shot A70. I do not care for the anti-shake feature. The pictures are fine, but not as good as the older 3 mega pix camera. The color is also not as good. I do like the 12X zoom. ...