Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 Review

The Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 is a stylish 8 megapixel digital camera with a slimline body that is just 19.5mm deep. Available in silver, black or red, the Konica Minolta X1 features Konica Minolta’s Anti-Shake technology, as used on the company’s range of digital SLR cameras. This enables you to take sharp photos at slower shutter speeds than usual. The Konica Minolta X1’s anti-shake system is different, however, to the other Konica Minolta cameras, in that the lens unit is moved to compensate for camera shake, rather than the CCD sensor. The Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 also offers a large 2.5 inch LCD screen (at the expense of an optical viewfinder) which is is protected by an acrylic panel to reduce scratching. Finally, there is a a newly designed “flat” 3x optical zoom lens, which means that the lens doesn’t protrude when zooming and is therefore truly 19.5mm deep. So is the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 the perfect union of style and substance? Carry on reading this review to find out the answer.

Website: Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 Review

Published: Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Reader Comments

1. Very useful and informative review. K-M seems more interested in marketing 8 MPixel capture than in final image quality. Only when we stop buying the products will the manufacturers get the message: "Picture quality is number 1!"

   Joe Eder at 05:56pm on Friday, October 21, 2005