Konica Minolta

Advantages Top Performance;Good Value for money
Disadvantages Not that easy to use

...Reminiscent of those tower blocks where the lift shafts are in a separate building linked by walkways, this futuristic looking camera is keenly priced. Build Quality Konica Minolta is enjoying much success with its Dimage Z series. The range is designed to give users an affordable super zoom in one compact body design. The Z5 is the latest incarnation and sticks to the same space age look that makes these camera so eye catching. There’s hardly a straight line to be seen on the z5s curvaceous plastic body, while the elongated hand grip fitted with all the important controls, provides excellent handling. Features This camera’s star trek looks are partly designed to conceal the vast array of optics carefully packed into the Z5. With a 35 – 420 mm F2.8 – 4.5 optical zoom lens, this camera is ideal for budding wildlife... Read review

Advantages Excellent picture quality, range of functions, lens quality, anti shake function
Disadvantages Viewfinder not the best, low light autofocus

...Although Konica Minolta have now ceased making cameras, there are still a few of these around (and warranty/service has been handed over to Sony). The A200 is the last of KM bridge mount digital cameras in the pro-sumer market. It has a 8m pixel CCD and 28 to 200 (35mm equivalent) manual zoom lens - much better than a motor driven lens which tend to have noticeable "stops". Although fairly big (not quite as big as a D-SLR) and quite heavy, the range of functions available from fully automatic to fully manual with a number of programme modes in between means that you get pretty much all the benefits of a D-SLR in a smaller, more convenient package. It's no pocket camera however. A number of items standout:- the excellent quality lens (which has very little barrel distortion or vignetting) and which can take both wide... Read review

Advantages full manual control,big zoom,good video mode,image quality
Disadvantages size of body,clunky mirror flip viewfinder,plastic build quality

...I originally was looking for a digital camera to take over where my Olympus c220 zoom left off, but when i made a list of my desired features it became clear i would have a lot of looking to do. I needed my camera to take good indoor and outdoor photos of the kids/landscapes , Astronomy is a hobby of mine and so full exposure control was required . Three cameras came to the front after ages of research,fuji s5000,olympus 450uz and this the Z2. The Z2 won because it has all the features i required and more.Great image quality with A4 prints easy thanks to a 4 MP ccd,fully manual control from 1/1000th sec to 30 sec exposure, long 10x optical zoom with minimal distortion ,excellent battery life and what really won it? The camera's ability to take 640x480 movies at 30 frames per sec(as smooth as tv)or even 800x600 at 15fps with sound of... Read review