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Konica Minolta Dimage Z3 Digital Camera -- 4MP with Anti Shake 12x Optical Zoom



I used the Konica Minolta Dimage A2 for my recent trip to Hawaii.



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Product Specifications

  • Number of effective pixels: 4.0 million
  • CCD: 1/2.5-type interline primary-color CCD
  • : Total pixels: 4.2 million
  • Camera sensitivity: Auto and 50,100, 200, and 400 ISO equivalents
  • Focal length: 5.83 - 69.9mm (35mm equivalent: 35 - 420mm)
  • Lens construction: 13 elements in 10 groups
  • Maximum aperture: f/2.8 - f/4.5
  • Minimum focus distance: Wide: 2.0ft (0.6m) from front of lens
  • : Telephoto: 6.6ft (2.0m) from front of lens
  • : Wide: 2.2ft (0.685m) from CCD
  • : Telephoto: 6.8ft (2.085m) from CCD
  • Super Macro minimum distance: Focal length: 10.45mm (at 10.45mm only); From front of lens: 0.4 in. (1 cm); From CCD: 3.7 in. (9.5cm)
  • Standard Macro Wide minimum distance: Focal length: Wide; From front of lens: 3.9 in (10cm); From CCD: 7.3 in (18.5cm)
  • Standard Macro Telephoto minimum distance: Focal length: Telephoto; From front of lens: 47.2 in (120cm) ; From CCD: 50.6 in. (128.5cm)
  • Maximum magnification: 0.20x (Equivalent to 1.2x in 35mm format)
  • Area covered at maximum magnification: 1.2 x 0.9 in. (31 x 23mm)
  • Viewfinder type: Electronic viewfinder
  • : 0.3-type with a total of 118,000 pixels
  • LCD monitor: 1.5 inch (3.8cm) digital-interface TFT color
  • : Total number of pixels: Approximately 78,000
  • : Automatic monitor amplification
  • Field of view: Viewfinder: Approximately 100%
  • : LCD monitor: Approximately 100%
  • Diopter control: - 3 ~ +1m-1
  • Eye relief: 20.8mm
  • Shutter: CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter
  • Shutter speed range: 4 - 1/1000 second in programmed-AE and aperture-priority modes.
  • : 15 - 1/1000 second in shutter-priority and manual exposure modes.
  • : Bulb (maximum 30 seconds)
  • : 2 - 1/1000 seconds in auto-recording and Digital Subject Programs
  • Autofocus system: Video AF system
  • Autofocus areas: 5-Point Wide Focus Area
  • : Spot focus areas with Focus Area Selection
  • Focus modes: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF with predictive focus control, Full-time AF, Manual focus.
  • Focus lock: By pressing shutter-release button partway down.
  • Metering: Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
  • Multi-segment metering: 256 segments
  • Exposure modes: Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual
  • Digital Subject Programs: Automatic (Portrait, Sports action, Landscape, Sunset, Standard)
  • : Manual (Portrait, Sports action, Landscape, Sunset, Standard, Night portrait.)
  • Exposure compensation: �2 EV in 1/3 increments
  • AE lock: By pressing shutter-release button partway down
  • Flash metering: Pre-flash TTL
  • Flash range: Wide: Approximately 0.7 - 13.1 ft. (0.2 - 4.0 m) from front of lens
  • : Telephoto: Approximately 3.9 - 8.2 ft. (1.2 - 2.5 m) from front of
  • : lens
  • : (Camera sensitivity: auto)
  • Flash modes: Autoflash, Autoflash with red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Slow
  • : shutter sync. Autoflash not available with aperture priority, shutter
  • : priority, and manual exposure modes. Flash cancel by pushing the
  • : built-in flash down.
  • Flash recycling time: Approximately 7 seconds
  • Flash compensation: � 2 EV in 1/3 increments
  • Flash-sync speeds: All shutter speeds
  • External flashes: Auto-flash metering with Program/Maxxum Flash 2500 (D),
  • : Program/Maxxum 3600HS (D), Program/Maxxum Flash
  • : 5600HS (D)
  • Continuous advance: - UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous advance: Approximately
  • : 10 frames per second (1280 x 960 )
  • : - Standard continuous advance: Approximately 2.5 frames per second (2272 x 1704)
  • : * Actual speed may vary depending upon the subject and camera settings.
  • Progressive Capture: Maximum number of images that can be recorded with the
  • : Progressive Capture mode:
  • : UHS: 15 frames (10 frames per second)
  • : Standard: 5 frames (2.5 frames per second-2272 x 1704, Standard)
  • Exposure bracketing: Three frame bracket in 1.0, 0.5, 0.3 EV increments
  • Self-timer: Approximately 10 seconds, 2 seconds
  • Movie: Recording time dependent on memory card capacity, image size,
  • : and frame rate.
  • : Frame rate: 15 frames per second, 30 frames per second
  • : Audio: monaural
  • : Optical zoom is ON in recording
  • : Movie frame capture
  • : Night movie (automatic selection or disabled)
  • White balance control: Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash),
  • : Custom
  • Digital Effects Control: Contrast compensation, Sharpness
  • Contrast compensation: Three levels (Low, Normal, High)
  • Sharpness settings: Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)
  • Color modes: Natural Color, Vivid Color, Black and white, Sepia
  • Noise reduction: User selectable dark noise reduction
  • Digital zoom: Maximum 4x in 0.2x increments
  • Copy function: To copy single or multiple images to the same or another memory card.
  • E-mail Copy function: Creates a compressed 640x480 JPEG image for transmission.
  • Date imprinting: Year/month/day (Format can be changed.)
  • : Imprinting can be disabled
  • Key customization: The function activated by the flash-mode button can be changed.
  • Image-quality modes: Fine, Standard, Economy
  • Number of recorded pixels (Still images): 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
  • : 1280 x 960 in UHS continuous-advance mode
  • Number of recorded pixels (Movie clips): 640 x 480, 320 x 240
  • File formats: JPEG, Motion JPEG (MOV): with audio
  • : DCF 2.0-compliant
  • : DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in version 1.1)
  • : Exif 2.2
  • Folder name formats: Standard, Date
  • Printing output control: Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II, PictBridge
  • Recording media: SD (Secure Digital) Memory Cards, MultiMediaCards
  • Computer interface: Full-speed 12Mbps data transfer with USB 2.0 compatible computer
  • AV output: NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera)
  • Anti-shake system: CCD-shift Anti-Shake system
  • : User selectable
  • Batteries: Four AA batteries: Alkaline, Ni-MH
  • Battery performance (Playback): Approximate continuous playback time: Approximately 220 minutes with alkaline batteries.
  • Battery performance (Recording): Approximate number of recorded images: Approximately 170
  • : Conforming to CIPA ( included AA alkaline batteries, included SD memory card )
  • External power source: 6V DC with specified AC adapter (sold separately)
  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 4.3 x 3.1 x 3.3 in. (108.5 x 80.0 x 83.5mm)
  • Weight: Approximately 11.8oz (335g) without batteries or recording media
  • Operating temperature: 32-104 degrees F (0-40 degrees C)
  • Standard accessories: Neck Strap NS-DG7000, Lens Cap LF-243, Accessory Shoe Cap
  • : SC-1000, AV Cable AVC-700, 16MB SD (Secure Digital)
  • : Memory Card, USB Cable USB-2, DiMAGE Viewer CD-ROM
  • : ArcSoft VideoImpression 2 CD-ROM (for windows only), Four
  • : AA Alkaline batteries
  • Optional accessories: AC Adapter AC-1L, Camera Case CS-DG1000, Wide-Angle , Converter ZCW-300 kit, Adapter ring for attaching filter/converter , ZCA-300, PROGRAM FLASH 3600HS (D), 5600HS (D), 2500(D)
  • System Requirements: IBM PC/AT compatible computers with Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98*, or Windows 98 Second Edition* and with a USB port as standard interface. Apple Macintosh computers with preinstalled Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2.2, Mac OS X v10.1.3 - 10.1.5, and v10.2.1 - 10.2.8, v10.3-10.3.3 and with a USB port as standard interface. * Users with Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition must install dedicated driver software included in the DiMAGE Z3 package.


    Related Cameras:
    Konica Minolta Dimage A2
    Konica Minolta Dimage Z3





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