Konica Minolta X60 5MP features a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor, fastest-in-class startup time, 3x optical and 4x digital zoom capability, automatic Macro and Super Macro capability, Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection, and 15MB of internal memory.
With its non-protruding zoom lens, the compact Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60 is ready in an instant–thanks to the approximately 0.5-second startup time–to take those spur-of-the-moment shots and ensure that users never miss a desired photo. And the camera’s sliding cover protects the lens, so there’s no need to worry about putting the camera inside a pocket or purse. The camera’s Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection automatically selects the optimum-shooting mode for the subject at hand, allowing photographers to take beautiful photos that match the needs of the particular photographic scene.
The DiMAGE X60’s 5-megapixel CCD and proprietary Konica Minolta CxProcess III image processing technology combine to provide photographers with high quality images–pictures that reproduce the natural colors as faithfully as they see them with their own eyes. The camera’s zoom lens range covers everything from wide-angle shots to close-ups that are clearly focused as near as four inches from the subject, without the need to switch to macro mode. If a photographer needs to get even closer, the DiMAGE X60 also features a Super Macro mode to take extreme close-ups as near as 2 inches.
The DiMAGE X60 boasts a larger high-resolution 2.5-inch LCD monitor than its predecessor, the DiMAGE X50, allowing for excellent viewing of picture compositions during shooting, utilizing the camera’s menu options, or playing back already recorded images. Plus, with just one touch of the independent playback button, users can see recorded images instantly and more clearly than ever. The large anti-reflective LCD provides excellent clarity for on-the-spot playback, or for sharing images with others, even under bright lights or the sunny outdoors.
Helpful consumer’s review
I had the Konica Minolta X50 (see my review on it), which ended up being defective after about 9 months of normal, delicate use. The battery cover wouldn’t stay shut anymore, so back to Costco it went.
After researching the “ultra-compact” cameras in the 5.0mp and above class, I found that the minor improvements of the x60, coupled with the larger LCD display and lower price made it the most appealing digital “ultra” compact in the entire category. I mean I put it up against Sony’s DSC T-1/T-7/and T-3, Kodak’s new EasyShare V-50, Casio’s Exilim Z750 and EX-S500, Fuji’s FinePix Z1, Olympus, and Pentax Optio.
It came out the winner. I’ll give it 1 year of use and revisit my review to give another update.
In the meantime, if compact is what you’re looking for, this camera will meet those objectives plus take excellent snap shots in well lit close range situations.
The only thing that remains to be a weak point, is the poor flash range and the poor resolution of pictures in low-light situations. If you’re taking night photos, you need to be within the 6 feet and in an area where you’re picking up some light, otherwise your subject shot will come out blurry, out of focus, or over exposed.
