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Summary: "Dont bring it to the beach? "
Review: "A customer", Are you serious? Absolutely do not take any dig. camera to the beach, they are all fragile and should be handled that way. Anyway, alot of camera for the buck, and it looks cool.
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Summary: Keeps erasing mulitmedia cards!
Review: I bought this camera and the second time I used it, took some pictures and turned it off. When I turned it back on the memory card was empty! (And this was the 16MB card that came w/the camera.) Off to the store I went and bought another card, and one by another maker thinking I'd received a bad card. My husband took the camera on a 4 day business trip and took some pictures and they were indeed retained on the card for all four days. Before he headed home(now the fifth day) he turned the camera on and once again the pictures were gone!!!
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Summary: Black and White photos?
Review: Can somebody please tell me if this camera takes black and white photos or does it just take sepia (in addition to color, obviously)? I am very interested in getting this camera but just wanted to know if i can use it for black/white photos because i like them but i just don't like sepia. Thank you!
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Summary: Good for some, but not for me
Review: For some people this is going to be a great camera, it all depends on what kind of gear you're looking for. Design-wise it's top notch, very cool blue lights, with solid steel exterior. A real eye-catcher. However, there were several things I didn't like about it. Someone else made the comment that the sliding lens cover seems to bump the lens - I also found this to be true, which is not a good thing because the lens itself wobbles a little bit if you jiggle it. The steel casing shows fingerprints like crazy- so it gives a somewhat dingy appearence if you don't wipe them off all the time. The steel also makes this camera a brick to carry around, very heavy for its size - you'll notice it in your pants pocket. But the kicker and the main reason I returned mine (apart from several stuck pixels in the camera's imaging device), sub-par image quality. Granted it's a somewhat subjective thing, it all depends on what you're used too. This camera can't even beat a three year old nikon 2MP digital. The pictures are "soft." Soft not as in -showing depth of feild- soft - soft as in, I just took a shot and not a single thing is crisp. Not blury, just not crisp, grainy and sometimes a little dark. It is a good camera, especially if you can get a deal; but it's not the best. If you want a memory stick compatable camera in this range check out the Sony P8 (excellent camera), otherwise check out something in the Canon digital elph line.
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Summary: Good for some, but not for me
Review: For some people this is going to be a great camera, it all depends on what kind of gear you're looking for. Design-wise it's top notch, very cool blue lights, with solid steel exterior. A real eye-catcher. However, there were several things I didn't like about it. Someone else made the comment that the sliding lens cover seems to bump the lens - I also found this to be true, which is not a good thing because the lens itself wobbles a little bit if you jiggle it. The steel casing shows fingerprints like crazy- so it gives a somewhat dingy appearence if you don't wipe them off all the time. The steel also makes this camera a brick to carry around, very heavy for its size - you'll notice it in your pants pocket. But the kicker and the main reason I returned mine (apart from several stuck pixels in the camera's imaging device), sub-par image quality. Granted it's a somewhat subjective thing, it all depends on what you're used too. This camera can't even beat a three year old nikon 2MP digital. The pictures are "soft." Soft not as in -showing depth of feild- soft - soft as in, I just took a shot and not a single thing is crisp. Not blury, just not crisp, grainy and sometimes a little dark. It is a good camera, especially if you can get a deal; but it's not the best. If you want a memory stick compatable camera in this range check out the Sony P8 (excellent camera), otherwise check out something in the Canon digital elph line.
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Summary: Small, Silver & Stylish
Review: Great looking camera that is highly functional and easy to use. The stainless steel body is very enticing, yet robust. Above all, it takes great looking pictures - noticeably better than the Canon S200 that we had (before it was stolen!). Images can be reviewed without opening the lens cover, by pressing and holding the "play" button. It's small, silver and stylish!
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Summary: Konica KD-400Z
Review: I am surprised by some of these reviews! This camera is great! I love mines and it is my sixth digital and I have two Canons in the house as I write! It is the smallest in its range and price. As for the beach, even SLR's can get sand in them if you drop them at the beach. Who dropas a camera and expect it to work anyways! Next time buy ... with teh Amex card and you will be protected for six months. This is an excellent unit ...
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Summary: Very Pleased!
Review: I have not had any problems in the two months that I have had this camera. It takes great pictures, it is small and easy to use. I have also dropped it on our cement driveway and it still works fine, except for a tiny indentation on a corner. I have used several Photo development places, and I have found their work influences the picture quality more than any thing.
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Summary: NOT ALL ITS CRACKED UP TO BE, A WARNING
Review: I have owned this camera for over 6 months now. I've taken 100's of photo's which have either been developed professionally, printed or stored on PC. I feel i'm in a very good position to warn you of its faults and its good parts. PRO'S- Obviously what made me buy it was that it was tiny, clad in steel and packed a very respectable 4mp. It also has dual memory stick and smart media cards (very useful), a tripod stand holder, 1.5" lcd screen as well as a host of other extras mentioned on the top of this page. Technically it is a breeze to use for amateur's and has a few extras to keep serious snappers happy. Many magazine reviews have said that if you are a serious photographer, there are more technical ones out there for the same price. The lcd display is very good and you can zoom in upto 12 times on the taken picture (on screen). When closed, the camera feels robust and safe and close up pictures come out brilliantly. The flash is amazingly powerful and can light up a pitch black room.
When you slide back the cover, the lens comes out straight away and you can go from off to picture taking in 2 seconds. (one of the quickest on the market). CONS- When you take a picture and put it on your PC. It looks pretty poor, its grainy and not much detail (bar close-ups) is picked out. The maximum size you should blow pictures upto is a small 7inch x 5inch, otherwise quality quickly drops off. I don't know if this is because this is all 4mp has to offer or if its this camera but it [is bad]. Magazines have said 4mp is more than enough, but it doesn't seem that way. Next is it fragility. Its robust when closed but slide back the casing and the fragile lens appears with its plastic cover. It is amazingly fragile (i.e. you can't touch it). The lenses is always out when you take a picture so this means you can't really take it to parties or concerts (unless you are really careful). To shut off the camera, you have to slide the cover into the lenses side, which prompts the lens to retreat. I am sure this knocking action displaces the lens. It is a really poor idea. Other dampners include a extremly poor red-eye problem, at night when you're outside, you can only take close up's because of the flash. You need to be extremely still when you take a photo because the slightest movement while cause a blur, (it doesn't show on the 1.5" screen, but it will when you blow it up). All in all i definatly suggest to research other makes, try before you buy (if you can), and definatly get insurance. I feel for the other reviewer. I dropped the camera and the pitiful lens broke too easily, but luckily i was insured. In conclusion this is the best looking camera but thats not good enough. I wish i could return mine and save up for a better one, but for the moment i can't complain, its semi-decent.
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Summary: Well built and great pictures
Review: I head an Engineering department, and we have been through a fair few cameras. The KD-400Z is very well-built, great value for money and produces excellent pictures. The sharpness and details of the images are amongst the best I've seen from a sub-$... camera. Its diminutive size and tank-like build, makes it ideally suited for travelling and every-day use. On the down side:- plastic tripod fixing, very few manual override settings and limited range of accessories, are some of the things that may bug you. Overall though, the positives far outweighs the negatives. For the price, I don't think there's a better point-and-shoot camera. Update: After nearly two months of use, the camera is performing very well. Our heavy-handed engineers tend to throw it into their brief cases and tool-boxes (despite the fact that we bought it for its ability to fit into pockets!) but the KD-400Z does its job and produces consistently good results. I would like to comment on some of the "problems" stated in a couple of previous reviews: "Focus problem" - The KD-400Z, like all compact digital cameras, does not have an active infra-red focus like some larger cameras. Instead, it relies on image processing of real-time images. This means that the focus can be fooled, especially in low light conditions and low-contrast scenes. In these cases, you should focus on a high-contrast object of equal distance away, and lock the focus before taking the picture. Given these limitations, the focus on the KD-400Z is as good as it gets. Aother thing that is often mistaken for mis-focus, is camera shake. We found that one of our engineers always seem to take more out-of-focus pictures than others (with all our cameras!). We actually found that this was due to him moving the camera as he pressed on the shutter button. "Cannot review pictures without opening lens cover" - With cover closed, just press and hold the play the button, it's in the manual! "Cover knocks the lens when closing" - On our KD-400Z, this simply is not possible. No matter how hard you close the cover, it always stop just before the lens. Once the lens have retracted, then the cover can be closed fully. "Picture quality" - We can not fault the excellent pictures. Colours are vibrant and spot-on. At maximum resolution, the sharpness from the Hexanon lens, coupled with the 4M CCD, is good enough for a full page picture in one of our brochures! Beware thought, the CCD does not have high gain for low-light scenes. The flash however, is suprisingly powerful for its size. In conclusion, it's well-built, easy to use, and produces excellent pictures. We are very satisfied and have bought another two KD-400Zs.
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