Konica
Minolta today announced a new Z series digital camera, the new DiMAGE
Z3 which has an all new twelve times optical zoom lens and a stabilized
four megapixel CCD sensor. This places the DiMAGE Z3 as a direct competitor
to Panasonic's impressive DMC-FZ10 (which fans will be glad to hear we
have in-house and is in our review queue!). It's also interesting to see
Konica Minolta implementing their CCD-shift Anti-Shake system into mid-range
cameras, not just the flagship 'A' series prosumer models. The DiMAGE
Z3 also supports VGA size movie recording and a silent zoom mode which
allows the camera's zoom to be used in movie record mode with minimal
noise. Unlike other Z series digital cameras the Z3 does not employ the
quirky flip-mirror LCD/Viewfinder display instead it has separate LCD
and EVF displays.
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Konica
Minolta today announced a new Z series digital camera, the new DiMAGE
Z3 which has an all new twelve times optical zoom lens and a stabilized
four megapixel CCD sensor. This places the DiMAGE Z3 as a direct competitor
to Panasonic's impressive DMC-FZ10 (which fans will be glad to hear we
have in-house and is in our review queue!). It's also interesting to see
Konica Minolta implementing their CCD-shift Anti-Shake system into mid-range
cameras, not just the flagship 'A' series prosumer models. The DiMAGE
Z3 also supports VGA size movie recording and a silent zoom mode which
allows the camera's zoom to be used in movie record mode with minimal
noise. Unlike other Z series digital cameras the Z3 does not employ the
quirky flip-mirror LCD/Viewfinder display instead it has separate LCD
and EVF displays.