Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200

Review Date: February 3rd 2005

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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

8.0 million

CCD

2/3-inch interlaced primary-color CCD, total pixels: 8.3 million

Anti-Shake

CCD-shift mechanism

Focal length

7.2 – 50.8 mm (equivalent to 28-200 mm in 35mm format)

Maximum aperture

f/2.8 – f/3.5

Optical zooming control

Manual zooming ring

Recording media

Type I and Type II Compact Flash cards, Microdrives, SD Memory Card and MultiMedia Card (with the optional SD-CF1)

File formats

JPEG, RAW, Motion JPEG (MOV), DPOF (supported by printing functions in ver. 1.1), Exif 2.2, DCF2.0-compliant

Number of recorded pixels (Still images)

3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176 (3:2 aspect ratio), 2560 x 1920, 2080 x 1560, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480

Image-quality modes

Standard, Fine, Extra Fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG

File size*
(approx. at 3264 x 2448)

Standard: 2.0MB, Fine: 3.9MB, Extra Fine: 6.1MB, RAW: 11.4MB, RAW+JPEG: 15.3MB

Storage capacity* (64MB)
(approx. at 3264 x 2448)

Standard: 30 frames, Fine: 15 frames, Extra Fine: 9 frames, RAW: 5 frames, RAW+JPEG: 4 frames

Vari-angle LCD monitor

1.8-inch low-temperature polysilicon TFT color, Total pixels: 134,000

Viewfinder

0.44-inch color-filter type full-color display, QVGA size, Equivalent visual resolution: 235,000 pixels

Autofocus areas

Wide focus area, 11 spot focus areas, Spot focus point, Flex Focus Point available when the spot focus point is active

Exposure modes

Auto, P (Program) with program shift, A (Aperture priority), S (Shutter priority), M (Manual), AE lock available

Exposure compensation

±2 Ev in 1/3 increments

Flash

Built-in flash
Optional accessory flash unit :
Maxxum/Program Flash 5600HS(D)/3600HS(D)/2500(D) are available

Movie file format

Motion JPEG (MOV) with monaural audio

Number of recorded pixels

800 x 600, 640 x 480, 320 x 240

Frame rate

30 fps, 15 fps (30fps not available with 800 x 600 movies)

Digital subject programs

Portrait, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait

Digital zoom

4x (max) interpolated, 2x without interpolated

Batteries

One dedicated lithium-ion battery

Battery performance
(approx.)

Number of recoded image: 260 frames*
*Compliant with CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) standard
Continuous playback time: 330 minutes*
*Konica Minolta standard test method

Optional external power source

AC Adapter AC-11

PC interface

USB (at 12 Mbps Full speed data transfer)

AV output

NTSC / PAL

Dimensions (WxHxD)

114 x 80 x 115 mm / 4.5 x 3.1 x 4.5 inches

Weight

Approx. 505g / 17.8 ounces (without battery and recording media)


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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