f100 questions

[draven]

I'm looking for a digicam for my travels. I need something small like the f100 from minolta. I just got a paper from a shop, but I still got some questions...
1) Is the lens protected after fishing (by a cap or so)??

2) The SD/MMC card is unknown to me. Is it good? Or should I better look for an other cam?

3) is there also a manual shutter?

4) is there a cam similar to the f100 wich is better?

5) how is the quality of the pictures (any wrong colors or other problems)?

thx for answers

Draven

PS: sorry for my poor english..

 

[Konstantin Kostenko]

I'm looking for a digicam for my travels. I need something small
like the f100 from minolta. I just got a paper from a shop, but I
still got some questions...
1) Is the lens protected after fishing (by a cap or so)??

Yes.

2) The SD/MMC card is unknown to me. Is it good? Or should I better
look for an other cam?

SD/MMC cards have probably the smallest dimensions.
SD is faster then MMC. Up to 512M SD cards are available now.

Since the SD is the official standard, cards from the different manufactures are supposed to be compatible with any SD device, what is great.

3) is there also a manual shutter?

Yes, there are tons of manual settings you can play with.

4) is there a cam similar to the f100 wich is better?

Please find comparasions/discussions about F100 and competitors here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/minolta-f100/links
Basically, it's Canon S40, Sony P9.
We believe F100 is the best choice. ;-)

5) how is the quality of the pictures (any wrong colors or other
problems)?

Most people are imressed by picture quality of F100
You can find more info here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/minolta-f100/links

 

[draven]

Thank you for the great help

I'm looking for a digicam for my travels. I need something small
like the f100 from minolta. I just got a paper from a shop, but I
still got some questions...
1) Is the lens protected after fishing (by a cap or so)??

Yes.

2) The SD/MMC card is unknown to me. Is it good? Or should I better
look for an other cam?

SD/MMC cards have probably the smallest dimensions.
SD is faster then MMC. Up to 512M SD cards are available now.
Since the SD is the official standard, cards from the different
manufactures are supposed to be compatible with any SD device, what
is great.

3) is there also a manual shutter?

Yes, there are tons of manual settings you can play with.

4) is there a cam similar to the f100 wich is better?

Please find comparasions/discussions about F100 and competitors here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/minolta-f100/links
Basically, it's Canon S40, Sony P9.
We believe F100 is the best choice. ;-)

5) how is the quality of the pictures (any wrong colors or other
problems)?

Most people are imressed by picture quality of F100
You can find more info here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/minolta-f100/links

 

[PEKY]

Hi,

F 100 is a great camera with small size...!!

I believe F100 ist the best in pocket class..

My Colection..

http://www.pbase.com/peky/switzerland__with__dimage_f100

http://www.pbase.com/peky/my_bike

http://www.pbase.com/peky/people_and_nature

Regards

PEKY

I'm looking for a digicam for my travels. I need something small
like the f100 from minolta. I just got a paper from a shop, but I
still got some questions...
1) Is the lens protected after fishing (by a cap or so)??

2) The SD/MMC card is unknown to me. Is it good? Or should I better
look for an other cam?

3) is there also a manual shutter?

4) is there a cam similar to the f100 wich is better?

5) how is the quality of the pictures (any wrong colors or other
problems)?

thx for answers

Draven

PS: sorry for my poor english..

 

[Watch22]

I just ordered one and a Crusier.

Cant wait to get it.

I'm looking for a digicam for my travels. I need something small
like the f100 from minolta. I just got a paper from a shop, but I
still got some questions...
1) Is the lens protected after fishing (by a cap or so)??

2) The SD/MMC card is unknown to me. Is it good? Or should I better
look for an other cam?

3) is there also a manual shutter?

4) is there a cam similar to the f100 wich is better?

5) how is the quality of the pictures (any wrong colors or other
problems)?

thx for answers

Draven

PS: sorry for my poor english..

 

[Bart M. Carrig]

I have a D7 (with upgrade) and just purchased an F100 for it's portability and quality - primarily for hiking and canoing. But I've found the F100 to be much more versatile than i expected, and the image quality is very good. I highly recommend it.

Bart

 

[darby #105277]

all questions have already been answered (sd is a little more expensive than cf or sm btw) so i'll just chip in with "f100 is best in class"

 

[waiheong]

Hi, seems to be lots of praises for the F100 here, esp. picture quality. I was considering Canon Powershot S40 and Casio QV-R4 until I stumbled on this Minolta.

My main concern about this cam, after reading some reviews, is the long shutter lag, also slow start-up. I take a lot of children photos, hence the need for fast focusing and shortest shutter lag possible.
Those who have used the cam, any comments on this point?
Thanks.

 

[Konstantin Kostenko]

I agree that shutter lag is noticable - but it's a trade off we are paying for auto-focus an other auto-features - camera just needs some time for processing. However, there is a simple technique to minimize it:

Press shutter button half way, wait when camera autofocus, then you can track children or other moving objects and when ready press button full way.

Startup is a little bit slow as well, it's true, however, sometimes I still able to catch my 1year old daugther... ;-) I guess only 0sec startup time would help to catch toddlers, if it's possible at all.. ;-)

I would suggest to read more opinions about F100 vs S40 here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/minolta-f100/links

Hi, seems to be lots of praises for the F100 here, esp. picture
quality. I was considering Canon Powershot S40 and Casio QV-R4
until I stumbled on this Minolta.
My main concern about this cam, after reading some reviews, is the
long shutter lag, also slow start-up. I take a lot of children
photos, hence the need for fast focusing and shortest shutter lag
possible.
Those who have used the cam, any comments on this point?
Thanks.

 

[JNGold]

Before I purchased the F100, I too was concerned about shutter and shot-to-shot speed. What I can say is that now that I own a F100 I feel the camera is very quick indeed - with a caveat. If you pre-focus the shot (shutter half-press) the camera will respond quickly, store the pic in the buffer and get you ready for the next shot in under 4 secs. That time can vary depending on the environment you are taking the picture in. Keep in mind that it will take some time for the camera to flush out the buffer to the SD card but it won't stop you from taking another pic.

The review on imaging resource was quoted as saying, "If you remember the trick of half-pressing and holding the shutter button before critical exposures, you should have no trouble catching the action with the F100."

This statement is very true.

For the features and price of the F100, you really can't go wrong.

HTH!

Hi, seems to be lots of praises for the F100 here, esp. picture
quality. I was considering Canon Powershot S40 and Casio QV-R4
until I stumbled on this Minolta.
My main concern about this cam, after reading some reviews, is the
long shutter lag, also slow start-up. I take a lot of children
photos, hence the need for fast focusing and shortest shutter lag
possible.
Those who have used the cam, any comments on this point?
Thanks.

 

[darby #105277]

Hi, seems to be lots of praises for the F100 here, esp. picture
quality. I was considering Canon Powershot S40 and Casio QV-R4
until I stumbled on this Minolta.
My main concern about this cam, after reading some reviews, is the
long shutter lag, also slow start-up. I take a lot of children
photos, hence the need for fast focusing and shortest shutter lag
possible.
Those who have used the cam, any comments on this point?
Thanks.

the AF is pretty fast, in my experience. put the thing in "continuous" mode and you're good to go

 

[darby #105277]

but seriously, you should try the cameras out. i thought i was going to love the s330 until i tried it.

darby

Hi, seems to be lots of praises for the F100 here, esp. picture
quality. I was considering Canon Powershot S40 and Casio QV-R4
until I stumbled on this Minolta.
My main concern about this cam, after reading some reviews, is the
long shutter lag, also slow start-up. I take a lot of children
photos, hence the need for fast focusing and shortest shutter lag
possible.
Those who have used the cam, any comments on this point?
Thanks.

the AF is pretty fast, in my experience. put the thing in
"continuous" mode and you're good to go

 

[Dave Brown104119]

I'm looking for a digicam for my travels. I need something small
like the f100 from minolta. I just got a paper from a shop, but I
still got some questions...
1) Is the lens protected after fishing (by a cap or so)??

There is a mechanical cover that opens and closes with power on/off

2) The SD/MMC card is unknown to me. Is it good? Or should I better
look for an other cam?

Media really doesn't matter other than size and capacities. The prices are all more or less the same.

3) is there also a manual shutter?

There are manual settings but the shutter is electronic.

4) is there a cam similar to the f100 wich is better?

Just got mine and compared everything out there. This is by far the best for the dollar. They are going for $392 at BuyDig.com.

5) how is the quality of the pictures (any wrong colors or other
problems)?

Like any digital you need to practice, but the auto settings seem reasonable for most common (well lit) backgrounds.

thx for answers

Draven

PS: sorry for my poor english..

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db

Dave Brown