Entered CNET Catalog: 02/04/2004
SKU: 2798-301
Manufacturer: Konica Minolta
Manufacturer description
The DiMAGE Xg digital camera offers the mobile user the chance to take high-quality pictures in any place and at anytime. With the proud heritage of the DiMAGE X Series built into a stylishly thin profile, the camera has user-friendly functions that enable you to capture images simply and easily for high-quality results. The DiMAGE Xg's compact (just 20mm thick), unobtrusive body stems from its proprietary, non-extended 3x folded optical zoom, which is a feature that will make this camera attractive among a wide range of users. With the world's fastest start-up time of approx. 0.8 seconds, the DiMAGE Xg can realize a rapid shot with a highly reliable shutter, ensuring that you'll be ready to take great pictures right away with no waiting. The DiMAGE Xg can shoot both still images and movies beautifully. The Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection determines the conditions, and then selects suitable photo mode. The camera's range of movie functions enhances the fun of making movies easily.User opinions
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User Rating: 
8/10
Awesome "take everywhere" camera
Pros: Beautiful 4x6 prints, color reproduction, size, has a viewfinder, easy to use
Cons: Photo quality with lower light conditions, delay with flash
I take more pictures now, because it is so easy to slip this camera in a pocket no matter where I'm going. My 4x6 prints look awesome, and I have been asked many times by people, "What kind of camera did you take these with!". In bright light conditions, the viewfinder is a lifesaver. I have been out with other people who didn't have one in their camera, and they were really struggling to line up shots.
On the downside, the pictures taken in dimly lit rooms, with the flash, are prone to bluriness, fore-subjects blown out, and grainy. With Photoshop, I was able to improve a lot of indoor/flash pictues, but I wish they had just come out nicely to begin with. Also, there was definitely a notable delay in the shutter with the flash.
Another downside is when you ask someone else to take a picture with your camera. They do tend to put their finger in front of the lens, even when you tell them to be careful about it. The owners of the camera will get past this little problem quickly.
All in all, a fantastic camera with some low light problems that many other digitals face.
User Rating: 
3/10
Truly terrible!
Pros: Small and light weight, easy to use
Cons: Slow on the shutter - when you press the button to take a picture, the delay is so long that you end up photographing something different from what you expected!
User Rating: 
2/10
Great camera...until it breaks
Pros: Small and stylish
Cons: Poor quality
User Rating: 
7/10
Great Ultra-Compact Camera
Pros: 3X Zoom, metal casing
Cons: Finger gets in the way of shutter.
User Rating: 
9/10
Superior compact design with excellent picture quality.
Pros: Compact size. Delivers excellent picture quality consistently. The camera feels stout/sturdy. It has a metal case, yet is light. Has a movie mode and sound recording capability. The automatic functions work very well. Great battery life. The cameras small
Cons: Slight delay in the shutter which makes it more difficult to snap a moving object. Battery is unique, thus hard to replace.
User Rating: 
6/10
Image quality not good
Pros: small, easy to use.
Cons: image quality is very grainy and not very clear. I got better pictures from my 5-year old 1MP camera. Also, beware, you may end up with your finger in more pictures than you wish - with the location of the lense, you must be careful how you hold this ca
User Rating: 8/10
PERFECT FOR AN 18 YEAR OLD
Pros: Great Pix, SD 1GB Card was only $60, Takes really good video for a dig. camera, rechargable battery. I am an 18 year old High school senior and it's the perfect camera. Now all my friends are getting it too. Take a quick pic or video tape two girls mak
Cons: Battery charging is a real pain. Zoom is not the best and no carrying case included.
User Rating: 
4/10
Okay, but ...
Pros: The size is great and it is easy to operate.
Cons: It seems to take forever from the time you press the button until the photo gets taken -- enough time at least for my infant's cute smile to change to a grimace. The autofocus is a little screwy -- it will focus in, then out, then it will stop, but the p
User Rating: 8/10
small but terrible
Pros: small is in... camera features are the best for its size... very handy, compact and you can just carry it anywhere, everywhere, anytime... i love it!!!
Cons: mode control is good only for small hands and fingers...
User Rating: 8/10
The best out of 3
Pros: This camera has everything that I was looking for in a digital camera. I am very impressed with how fast it starts up and how crisp the pictures come out. This is the 3rd camera that I purchased within 2 weeks. The first camera was the Nikon 4200 (not
Cons: It is hard trying to find a store that carrys the replacement battery.
User Rating: 8/10
Great camera at its price for its size.
Pros: I am a professional photographer and bought the camera for its compact size. I did not intend it to serve as a pro quality camera but rather bought it for snap shot shooting. It serves its purpose well in that regard. I have read many negatives on thi
Cons: It could have a larger LCD. Any other changes I would suggest would come at the sacrifice of increasing the camera's dimensions. That would defeat the point. Minolta came out with a rich featured camera that works as advertisd in a very small package.
User Rating: 7/10
Great, Cheap Tiny Camera
Pros: Excellent features for a tiny point-and-shoot. Limitless (low res) movies, quick start-up times and good quality for most pictures. SD memory slot makes upgrading storage inexpensive. Base price of Xg lower than most other compact camera. Resolution is go
Cons: Awful indoor flash pictures - washed out and pixely. Only 3.2 megapixel.
User Rating: 8/10
Finally, a camera that even my fussy daughter loves!
Pros: Bought this camera for my teenage daughter after I sold her larger Sony P1 on ebay. She never used the Sony, it was too large to carry with her all the time. Alas, after 2 weeks of owning the XG, she takes it with her everywhere, and is having FUN with it
Cons: No Video out mode, which we can live without, and rather small viewfinder. X50 moves up to a 2" screen that an old geezer like me can see.
User Rating: 6/10
Good ultra-compact
Pros: Quick start-up Non-protruding zoom Intuitive menus ISO adjustable
Cons: Image quality no better than 2 megapixel predecssor
User Rating: 8/10
Great Compact Camera!
Pros: This camera is one of the best values out there. It takes great pictures, easy to use, and lets face it, it is SMALL! You can fit it in your pocket and its like having a pack of Altoids in it. You should def check this out.
Cons: Charging the battery is sorta a hassle but it takes like 2 secs to take it out of the camera and into the charger. For shots with longer shutter speeds you def need a tripod but this happens rarely.
User Rating: 8/10
Nice package of size, features, and price
Pros: Truly pocket-sized, goes anywhere, decent picture quality in natural light, optical zoom is slow, but good quality. Better at close-ups than I expected. Movie mode, with decent audio quality. For the price, and for the size, a very nice combination of
Cons: Focus time is a tad slow, don't really like having to remove the battery to re-charge, and would be even nicer as 4MP. Low light-level shots can be dicey. Almost too small sometimes, can be hard to stabilize the camera - you might want a tripod for hig
User Rating: 
10/10
Great tiny camera!
Pros: This little camera has a great, solid feel, easily fits in your pocket or is featherlight on your belt, looks sharp, and takes great pictures (I've printed out sharp photos up to 8x10, so far). What more could you ask for? It even fit in my suit coat po
Cons: None that I've run across thus far. Exceptional product!
User Rating: 6/10
Querky but not bad for entry level
Pros: A good entry level camera for travel. Small and nice menus once you figure them out. Comes with nice case. Buyers will need to buy spare battery or it wont last.
Cons: Quite small and knobs ARE quite difficult to operate if you have stubby fingers. Battery life is short and must be FULL charged or it wont be recognized by WinXP. Definitely need two batteries for travel. And they need to make a 12V travel charger for
User Rating: 7/10
Excellent snap shot value, but lacks some features
Pros: Size, ease of use, interface, point and click functions, nice black and white and sepia modes, good battery life, excellent for stills
Cons: lag makes action shots difficult - esp in low light, Longer load times between photos means that multiple shots get missed, 3x zoom is nice but combined with 3.2 megapixel size means that the camera is inappropriate for some types of event/distance photog
User Rating: 9/10
The best Pocket cam under 250!!!
Pros: slick design, best minolta x series, beats all odds!!! and its fair in price, Recommended for begginer to mid-advance
Cons: carrying bag not included in package, it's a must have item
User Rating: 8/10
Great Compact Camera
Pros: A great easy to use camera that has plenty of features and resolution. There is no reason for people to get hung up on Megapixels. Unless you're doing poster-size high-res four-color process type printing, 99% of the people out there will never need mor
Cons: see above. Like other cameras of this type, you have to wait a long time between shots... it takes a while to *****, then you have to wait for it to save the pic, then you have to wait for it to focus again. You're lucky to get two shots of any event.
User Rating: 9/10
Good pictures, easy use, and at a good price.
Pros: Very easy to use. Very good quality pictures. I use for taking pictures of students artwork. I get good quality and definition without spending too much time taking the picture. A great snapshot camera because of the quick pictures and ease of use.
Cons: Wish they made a 5 meg. camera like this one.
User Rating: 8/10
A Solid Choice.
Pros: Love the compact size and ease of use.
Cons: Battery / memory access door a little awkward to open.
User Rating: 9/10
Very happy with print quality and color rendition
Pros: Speed of start up, ease of use, picture quality and color quality, size of camera, battery life
Cons: flash could be stronger, buttons alittle small
User Rating: 8/10
Great photos from a shirt pocket camera
Pros: Excellent photo reproduction for a shirt pocket size camera. Super fast startup and quick focus time.
Cons: SD card stuck in slot initially. Access door was also stuck shut when first out of the box. Fingers tend to get in the way when shooting landscape mode.
User Rating: 7/10
Handy and small enough to hide in your pocket
Pros: The 180 min of recording option is cool and a small camera is something nice to have.
Cons: It's ugly. Change it's dimesions slightly to make it more appealing to the eye. More rectangular like a conventional camera. It's price also makes it a little impractical.
User Rating: 8/10
A camera you can actually take with you wherever you go!
Pros: Incredibly small size due to revolutionary internal 3x zoom lens, great image quality for a 3 megapixel camera, start-up time of less than a second!, 30 fps video mode, voice recorder, envy inspiring looks that will make your friends wish they had one, mo
Cons: light on features, but what can you expect for a camera so small...any sacrifices are made up for by its portabilty and great picture quality
User Rating: 9/10
Great camera for outdoor shooting
Pros: Easy to use; good lcd; high quality images; very small; as using lexar 30X sd card (tried sandisk 64X card but would not format)
Cons: Flash close-up pics are so-so (but all cameras this size have this problem); would have liked not having to pull battery out to recharge
User Rating: 8/10
Great point and click
Pros: Great value Great style and size good quality pics Nice features uploads effortlessly with WindowsXP movie editing and some picture editing. Good window
Cons: battery recharge outside of camera (no cradle) Limited adjustments (auto focus only, no apperture or shutter speed settings) LCD could be bigger (1.6")
User Rating: 8/10
A quick and convenient quality camera
Pros: It's so compact that I can carry it around everywhere in my pocket. It turns on and is ready to take pictures in only a few seconds, (compared to other digital cameras I've used). 3x optical zoom and 3.2 megapixel is more than adequate for my everyday n
Cons: Could always use more zoom and more mega-pixels, but its still a nice trade off given its price and size. Hard to find accessories - ac power additional batteries. Charger is kinda bulky.
User Rating: 9/10
Get it Before Its Too Late
Pros: Small, Sleek, Easy to use. Good model to start taking pictures
Cons: Non. This is the perfect digital camera for all ages
User Rating: 8/10
Great camera for the $!
Pros: This camera is the ideal take anywhere camera. It's size and functionality ensures that you never miss a picture because you didn't want to lug around your bulky SLR. Picture quality is great for a 3MB camera and battery life is outstanding. You'll dis
Cons: Agree with a previous post that it would be nice if the unit had a cradle, but taking the battery out is very easy.
User Rating: 8/10
Outstanding Design and Value
Pros: This camera actually makes me glad my Nikon Coolpix 775 was pickpocketed in Paris. With such a small lens, I was really expecting the picture quality to be low, but in fact it is fabulous. 3 Meg is more than adequate for my non-professional needs and I
Cons: 1. So popular that it was backordered at a lot of places. 2. So small that I had to be careful when holding the camera for the first few shots not to get my fingers in the picture.
User Rating: 8/10
Excellent pocket-sized camera!
Pros: Picture quality has been most impressive. Battery life quite long compared to other models.
Cons: Price was higher in Tokyo.
User Rating: 10/10
This camera will set new standards above the rest--amazing little jewel!
Pros: Incredible picture quality, easy to use, very compact, multiple functions, no more blurry pictures, good battery life, unique functions, great pictures with or without good lighting. I can go on and on.
Cons: Absolutely none--the Xg is as close to perfect as it comes--honest! Move aside Canon, this one will set new industry standards.
User Rating: 7/10
Unique Price/Performance Combo.
Pros: I'm not a photography expert, but I'm very happy with this camera so far. Its easy to use, very compact, seems sturdy and well designed. For a compact, it takes great pictures. Its very cheap, especially compared to Sony's new compact. USB 2.0 is great
Cons: Charging the battery is somewhat of a pain since it must be removed (no cradle). Could use a bigger LCD (1.6 inches). The optical viewfinder is useless, but not really necessary.
User Rating: 8/10
Extremely impressive pocket-size camera
Pros: Unbelievably small, full-featured camera. Incredible value (less than $300). Quick start-up time. Lens cover. Very accurate color reproduction. Can take 153(!) "high quality" photos using a 256 meg card. Marine enclosure available (I've already ordered on
Cons: Wish it were a 4 mega-pixel camera. :-)
