Konica Minolta Dimage Z3 used notes--.
Pros: 12x zoom; image stabilization; quality is satisfactory; performance outstanding. .
Disadvantage: very easy to SD card door is open; you cannot exchange between different camera SD card; electronic viewfinder performance in General.
Conclusion: in terms of price or performance, Konica Minolta Z3 Zoom camera to large areas of both the "dean" Panasonic FZ series challenged. .
Author: CNETAsia Reviews.
(10/1/2005). .
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Product review】 【ZDNet China earlier Dimage Z series are some of the big zoom cameras are cheap, the use of technology than the company's Dimage A series of high-end worse. However, with the recent launch of the machine Z10 and Z3, Konica Minolta Dimage Z series has divided into two camps. Z3 inherited played out in the A1 "debut" of the image stabilization mechanism of vibration, and increased to 12 times zoom range, making it the first with the Panasonic FZ series comparable to the camera. .
Jitter?.
Big zoom camera in the field, a long time Panasonic FZ series has become the industry's challenges, goals, Panasonic is the only one last year, the optical stabilization system of the manufacturer. This year, 12 times zoom, Panasonic's flagship product is the FZ20. Dimage Z3 is a unique and FZ20's zoom range can be compared and configured to contend with the camera image stabilization, and Canon's IS (Image Stabilization) products only have 10 times zoom, than the FZ20 and the Dimage Z3 is worse some. .
Dimage Z3 used image stabilization technology and Panasonic lens conversion stability mechanism, the Panasonic stable technology and now some time longer telephoto lens SLR, Dimage is used have the same effect on the stability of the sensor technology. Z3 lens focal length equivalent to 35 mm film camera 420 mm, shock technologies makes the Konica Minolta and the Dimage 7 x Zoom camera with A series of distinct. Worse, Z3 was able to quickly open and close buttons on earthquake preparedness mechanisms, the user must have jumped into the menu modify option.
Compared with the Panasonic FZ20, in addition to lower resolution outside, Z3's lens but also slower. A small compact camera's sensor, the physical focal length is short, dark field is greater and therefore FZ20 fixed F2. .8 Aperture is simply a gift of God, the shutter speed than the Z3's F4. .5 (Telephoto end) much faster. Although we may not be immediately noticed outside the difference, but in poor light conditions for superior performance under the Panasonic FZ50. .
Z3 has retained its predecessor's basic Z2, two machines design overall. Rarely fuselage space-inspired appearance and plastic still being inherited. However, the appearance or both. For users who just start, the fuselage side rubber handle for them was impressed. New Z3 reprobate Z1 and Z2 in LCD image can be redirected to the viewfinder switches on the viewfinder, instead of using the more traditional electronic viewfinder. In addition, Konica Minolta has changed the location of the SD card slot. . It must be admitted that this change makes the SD card faster. .
Trial.
Test, Dimage Z3's performance left us with a very deep impression. Fast camera start-up time, just a little more than 1 second. In the single-frame shooting mode, the shooting interval (flash off) less than 1 second. Z3 can be taken within 4 seconds, 6 images, then it is time for 6 seconds to clear the buffer. Open the flash, the camera's shooting down only one point between the interval of about 2 seconds. Continuous shooting mode, Z3 to 2 per second. .5 Frames 5 frames images, very fast. However, the next shot 8 seconds before the user must go through the long waiting time. .
And our recent review of compact camera, Z3 zoom mechanism is fairly smooth, quiet. Moreover, and most compact camera, the Z3 zoom in its focal length range of discrete steps, which makes the user a very smooth, precise composition. Z3 's auto focus system is also very fast, bright cases less than 1 second. Z3 is a lack of AF auxiliary lamp, but it's in the Dim light conditions are also to be able to carry out precise autofocus. Of course, in this scenario, focus longer almost nearly four seconds.
As for image quality, Z3 taken most of the photos are good quality. Color image is satisfactory, but the metering is usually slightly underexposed. In addition, the images highlight areas with a slight cut phenomenon, which is very common in compact cameras. Sensitivity settings up to ISO 400, ISO 400 settings that we found the image quality is sufficient to shoot for 4R-size print output, but the shadow area in the image there will be some noise, but we still recommend that users use the noise filter to be A4 or more large-format printing. .
Auto white balance presets in various light conditions are quite good, but in some exposure potential Red deviation.
Unfortunately, Dimage Z3 is not perfect. SD card problem because the camera many times we mess up. Exchanged between the different camera SD card can cause problems with the camera, and the old-fashioned look with the same SD card rate. We recommend at least 66 speed of the SD card, while if the user wants to avoid such trouble, the camera can be formatted on a separate SD card. .
Conclusions.
Priced at 4,000 yuan for Dimage Z3 and reasonable price, is the big stick with the Panasonic camera, zoom camera field a strong challenge. Panasonic's first big challenge as the zoom camera field dominance of the manufacturers, we believe that Z3 is recommended. If the user can not be exchanged between the camera SD card do not mind, then Z3 more than enough to meet your shooting needs. .
-Author: hayes_in access statistics: 2005-01-11, Tue 03: 51.
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