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Product Reviews:
Minolta Dimage G500 5MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: ~GR8 CAMERA, GR8 PICS, EASY 2 USE!!~
Comments: I love this camera. The Minolta Diamge G500 was my 1st digital camera and it was used and abused. However, it still works today. The camera has more weight than almost all newer digital cameras however us still compact. It doesn't feel like cheap plastic. Since owning this camers I have purchased a Fuji S700 and a S3IS, none of these have ever taken the quality photos that come from my Dimage. Nor do they stand up to the durability of the Diamge. I have dropped it on an ice skating rink, cement, and it was used weekly for ebay pics. My dimage is still kicking and taking better photos than my fuji and canon. On top of all this, this camera has a easy to use menu and can be used to just point and shoot. I know it is functional and durable with great photos. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Great Camera
Comments: This camera works beautifully. It is simple to use. Close up images are clear and without glare; the red eye reduction works well, too. Nice!! |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: Nice small camera, problems with on/off switch
Comments: I hae owned this camera for about a year and have taken some great shots with it. It is great basic a point and shoot vacation camera.
What I like:
-Small size and solid construction, except for the on/off switch
-great quality output/pictures for the almost all part
-great battery life and multiple card options (SD and Memory stick, although I only use one)
What I do not like:
-Switch on cover that slides back and forth to both turn off and on as well as protect lense is now broken and renders the camera unusable
-Poor low light capability and performance
-Poor lcd quality and small size
-Poor movie mode that only caputes 320X240 movies
-Menus are confusing and not useful
Would I purchase again? I would not purchase given what I know about the camera and the other better options out there right now. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Excelent even issues are not a real issue
Comments: I have read in some of these other reviews about the delay in taking pictures. There seems to be an easy way around this that I have found takes away this1issue in this otherwise nearly perfect product. When you are about to take a picture simply depress the shutter howeverton part way. Do not press it all of the way down so that it takes a picture, just part way. This will prime the camera and you will be able to take a picture automatically when you want. |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: Would I purchase this again?
Comments: I have owned this camera for about a year now and can not honestly say that it was a great purchase.
Things I like almost all about this camera:
It's a tank - - rock solid, great design for a pocket camera.
Reasonably quick for spontaneous picture taking.
Great for vacations or on-the-go. you will get great pictures without the wan-a-be photographer look - lugging10pounds of gear to Jonnie's soccer match!!
Things I do not like about this camera:
Because it's so small, you will find you have several out-of-focus shots due to camera shake/movement as you take the snapshot. You will not find out until you load them up on your computer.
Forget the action shots -- tried many times to adjust using manual mode however all I get is a lot of blur and streaking (great artistic pics however).
You will discover many menus/features as you enter setup mode however you will also need the 200 page online manual to figure them out. For practical purposes you will use the camera in auto mode and keep it there, unless you have a lot of patience and time on your hands.
In summary:
Great pocket camera for point-n-shoot use. great for still shots, however not for anything that moves.
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