Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200 review
Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200 review
I was really torn between the A200 and a true SLR. I was drawn to this camera due to the 28-200mm lens, the remote control, image stabilization, the swivel LCD monitor and the size/balance/feel. But sadly I was so disappointed with the low light and room light focus performance that I had to return it. I decided to go with a Nikon D50 this week as it went on sale for nearly the same price as the A200. I had the A200 for 10 days and took about 200 shots in various conditions. There were many times when trying to get shots indoors with normal room lighting levels that the focus would hunt for many seconds before locking. I had the flash opened and enabled but of course without a AF lamp it was of little help. I even had times when the foucs would not lock at all when shooting faces zoomed in to where the face filled most of the screen - it would hunt and then give up - very frustrating. My little HP 935 has no problem with these shots. I tried all the AF setting available to no avail - it simply would not focus in some situations. Outdoor performance in daylight was very good but I do a lot of shooting in indoor social settings so it just had to go. It is too bad really as the form factor and feel of the camera is very good and the controls are easy to use even when looking through the EVF.
Problems:
Poor autofocus performance in both indoor room lighting and 130mm+ zoom use.
8 megapixels • 1.8″ screen • 28 – 200 mm (7.1×)
Announced: Sep 15, 2004
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