Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z10

Review Date: November 29th 2004

Page 1
Introduction / Price
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Features
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Specifications
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Design
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Ease of Use
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Image Quality
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Sample Images
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Conclusion / Links

Specifications

Number of effective pixels

Approx. 3.2 million

CCD

1/2.5-type interline primary-color CCD with a total of approx.
3.3 million pixels

Camera sensitivity

AUTO and 64, 100, 200, and 400 ISO equivalents

Lens

6 - 48 mm (35mm equivalent: 36 - 290 mm), f/3.2 - f/3.4, 11 elements in 9 groups

Recording media

SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card / MultiMediaCard

File format

JPEG, Motion JPEG (MOV) without Audio, DCF2.0 compliant, DPOF (ver. 1.1), Exif 2.2

Number of recorded pixels

2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480

Image file size
(approx. at 2048 x 1536)

Economy:440KB, Standard:830KB, Fine:1300KB,
Movie(15fps, 320x240):340KB/s(apporox.)

Storage capacity
(Approx. number of frames using 16 MB SD card at 2048 x 1536)*

Fine

Standard

Economy

Movie recording
(15 fps, 320 x 240)

9

17

32

approx. 42 seconds

* The actual number of images may vary depending upon the subject and media used.

Autofocus system

A combination of a passive AF sensor and a video AF system

Autofocus area

3-Point Wide Focus Area
Focus area is selectable between Wide focus area and Spot focus areas with Focus Area Selection

Focus modes

Single-shot AF, Continuous AF (with predictive focus control) , Full-time AF
Manual focus is selectable.

Focusing range(from front of the lens)

Wide / Tele: 0.5 m (1.6 feet) / 1.5 m (4.9 feet) to infinity
Macro: Wide: 0.01 m (0.03 feet) - 1.0 m (3.3 feet)
Tele: 0.6 m (2.0 feet) - 2.0 m (6.6 feet)

White-balance control

Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash), Custom

Metering

Multi-segment (256 segments), Spot, Center-weighted

Shutter speed

A mode / P mode: 4 - 1/ 2000 seconds, M mode / S mode: 15 - 1/2000 seconds,
Time exposure (max. 30 seconds): Auto,
Digital Program Selector mode: 2 - 1/2000 seconds

Exposure mode

Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual

Digital Subject Program Selection

Portrait, Sports action, Landscape, Sunset, Night portrait, Standard

Exposure compensation

± 2 Ev with 1/3 Ev step

Exposure bracketing

1.0, 0.5, 0.3 Ev increments; Number of brackets: 3 frames

Flash mode

With AUTO, Programmed AE and Digital Subject Program selection, Autoflash, Autoflash with red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Slow-shutter sync, Flash cancel With Aperture priority, Manual exposure, or Shutter priority selection, Autoflash with red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Slow-shutter sync, Flash cancel

Flash GN

12/39 (in meters/feet st ISO100)

Finder

Electronic viewfinder

Diopter

-3 - +1m-1

LCD monitor

3.8 cm (1.5-type) low-temperature polysilicon TFT color with anti-reflection coating
Total pixels: 113,000 (approx.)

Self-timer

Apporox. 10 seconds / 2seconds

Color mode

Vivid Color, Natural Color, Black and white, Sepia

Movie recording

Number of recorded pixels: 640x480, 320x240
Frame rate: 30 fps* / 15 fps

*not available at 640 x 480

Sharpness / Contrast control

Adjustable in 3 levels

Noise reduction

User selectable

Printing output control

Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II

Interface

USB: Full-Speed 12Mbps data transfer with a USB2.0 compatible computer,Video output NTSC / PAL (selected on the camera)

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 98*, Windows 98 Second Edition*, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP (Home / Professional), Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2.2, Mac OS X v.10.1.3 -10.1.5, v.10.2.1 - 10.2.8, v.10.3 - 10.3.3

*Users with Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition operating systems must install dedicated driver software included in the DiMAGE Viewer CD-ROM.

Battery

Camera body: 4 AA batteries (alkaline batteries, rechargeable Ni-MH batteries)

External power source

6V DC (with specified AC adapter)

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Approx. 109 x 82 x 94 mm / 4.3 x 3.2 x 3.7 inches

Weight

Approx. 300 g / 10.6 ounces (without batteries and recording media)

Standard Accessories

Battery (four AA alkaline batteries), Neck Strap (NS-DG800), Video Cable (VC-400), USB Cable (USB-3), SD Memory Card (16MB), DiMAGE Viewer CD-ROM, Lens Cap (LF-243B)


Page 1
Introduction / Price
Page 2
Features
Page 3
Specifications
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Ease of Use
Page 6
Image Quality
Page 7
Sample Images
Page 8
Conclusion / Links

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