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Minolta Dimage G400 4.0 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical | 
 enlarge | Brand: Minolta
Category: Photography
List Price: $449.99
Buy New: $349.99
You Save: $100.00 (22%)
New (2) Refurbished (1) from $175.00
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 36265
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 1.5
Maximum Focal Length: 16.8
Minimum Focal Length: 5.6
Maximum Resolution: 4
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.6 x 3.4
MPN: 2732-131
Model: 2732-131
UPC: 043325994630
EAN: 0043325994630
ASIN: B0000UYTOS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 3x optical zoom GT Hexanon zoom lens; 2x digital zoom; macro mode | | • | .7-second start-up time and .2-second response time; Movie mode with audio; Super Continuous Advance mode | | • | Dual memory card slots support both SD and MemoryStick cards; 16 MB SD card included | | • | Powered by an NP-600 lithium-ion battery (charger included) | | • | 4.0-megapixel resolution for photo-quality 11 x 14-inch enlargements |
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Amazon.com Product Description
With an amazingly fast start-up time of just 0.7 seconds, the Minolta Dimage G400 is ready when you are to capture life's most precious memories. The compact and stylish G400 also features an all-metal case, a 4.2-megapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom lens, movie mode with audio, and compatibility with both SD memory cards and Memory Sticks. Optics and Resolution
With the Dimage G400's 4 megapixel resolution, you can capture 2272 x 1704 pixel images for photo-quality 11 x 17-inch enlargements. It also offers 1600 x 1200 (2 MP) and 640 x 480 (VGA) resolution modes. The 3X optical GT Hexanon zoom lens is comprised of seven elements in six groups to provide sharp, high-contrast images. With a focal range of 5.6-16.8mm, the lens is equivalent to a 34-101mm zoom on a 35mm camera and it covers everything from scenic landscapes to interiors and group shots to portraits and detailed close-ups. It also has a 2x digital zoom. More Features
The Dimage G400 has a newly designed signal-processing engine with a 0.7 second startup time. You can turn the camera on, focus, set the exposure, capture an image, and turn the camera off in 1.5 seconds. The camera can also focus and determine the exposure in approximately 0.2 second, and the shutter-release time lag is approximately 0.03 second. The Dimage G400 employs Rapid AF to ensure sharp images with minimum delay. Rapid AF uses a passive AF sensor to instantly estimate the distance to the subject and the camera's CCD to determine the precise focus point. The e-mail copy function creates a 640 x 480 or 160 x 120 JPEG copy of an image on the memory card so that it can be easily transferred over the Internet. The Dimage G400's versatile flash modes let you shoot in a variety of lighting situations with confidence. In automatic mode, the flash fires whenever it's needed. If the main subject is backlit, you can select fill-flash for additional subject illumination. Other features include: - 1.5-inch LCD with optical real-image viewfinder
- Continuous mode of 2.5 frames per second for up to 3 frames
- Six scene modes: Portrait, Scenery, Night, Snapshot, Sports, and Angel
- White balance controls: Automatic, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, and Fluorescent
- Color modes: Standard, Cold, Warm, Black and White, Sepia
Storage and Transfer
The Dimage G400 features a dual card slot system for expanded image storage; Memory Sticks and Secure Digital (SD) memory cards can be used alone or in combination. A 16 MB SD card is included with the Dimage G400, and it can store approximately 16 images shot in Normal, 4-megapixel mode. Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or PC via USB 1.1, which means the camera can be connected to any USB-based Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later computer without installing any software. Power and Size
The camera is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery (BP-600). It measures 3.7 by 2.2 by 1.2 inches and weighs 5.1 ounces excluding the batteries or 6.3 ounces when loaded with the battery. What's In The Box
This package contains the Dimage G400 digital camera, 16 MB SD memory card, lithium-ion battery (BP-600), battery charger (BP-600U), USB cable (USB-810), neck strap (NS-DG130), Dimage Viewer CD-ROM, instruction manual CD-ROM, and quick-start guide.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Great Camera, not Just a Point 'n Shoot October 28, 2006
Manzoorul Hassan (Austin, TX USA)
Even though this is a basic Point 'n Shoot Camera, the pictures are great. On top it uses a SD Memory Card and the size / shape / form-factor makes it very easy to carry around all the time. I used to be able to slip it into my jeans pocket.
Unfotunately after about using it for about 14 months or so, the lense got stuck and I have not been able to get it fixed :o(
On the other hand, using this for over a year I got hooked on Digital Photography and got myself a Nikon D50 as a replacement ;o)
- manzoor
 Konica Minolta should be ashamed March 18, 2006
Phantom
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had this camera for about a year... well actually I've only had it for 2 months if you subtract the time they have had it for all the repairs. They have to be the worst customer support I've ever dealt with. You have to work around their schedule and deal with a general attitude problem with all their support center workers. They apparently haven't cought on to this whole idea of customer service being pretty important. Especially if you are going to make a camera that is so fragile. The insides of this camera must be paper thin or something because you have to handle it with extreme care or something breaks. (even though they claim it's durable with the metal case and all) I was happy with the camera when it worked... it's very fast and easy to use, not to mention it takes good pictures. That said, there are plenty of companies making cameras that do all that and are much more durable and worst case if it does break, they have great 24/7 (konica does not!) customer support to resolve your problem fast. Konica had my camera for 3 months on the first repair, and they ended up just sending my broken camera back with a new one in the box... which then broke 3 days later. UNREAL! and it cost be $140 for this repair? I think anyone can see this company is not one you want to deal with. Go find another brand that meets your needs. This company doesn't deserve your business!!!
 Great features, photos, poor longevity October 11, 2005
Rmg
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
In agreement with other reviews. This camera has great features -- too many to even list. It has aperture priority and speed priority, color, b&w, sepia etc. Takes crisp, clear true-color pictures. Quality is great.
However, the lens mechanism has frozen in the open position after about owning it for one year. You can get it to close if you pull the battery out and turn it back on - but you have to close the cover very quickly to keep in in - it then registers an error and shuts off.
Too bad -- $325 is more than I wanted to pay for one year - didn't think I'd need to upgrade so soon and don't want to spend another $100 - $140 to repair it. Haven't contacted Minolta yet, but don't want to throw good money after bad....
Small and Fast, just what you want April 25, 2005
Johnny Deep (Utah, USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Pros:
Tiny, Tiny, Tiny
Fast, Fast, Fast
Great manual features
Nice lens
Solid build
Great quality photos
Long battery life
Cons:
Only 3x optical zoom (thats standard, but more is always better there)
no RAW format (for those true pro photographers)
I have loved this camera, everyone who sees it is impressed with the quality and speed with which it performs. Minolta has a great history and they did not let me down with this model. It has the features and quality of even the most advanced, much more expensive cameras. I don't know how they did it.
a practically flawless camera! April 1, 2005
Robert W. Parker (Ringgold, GA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've gone through about 20 digital cameras in my day and this is my latest, and favoritest!
My only complaint is that it uses a proprietary battery so you couldn't just slap a few AA's in it and go. The proprietary battery is much smaller than a set of AA's which translates to a tinier camera all around, and the package comes with a charger, so I don't mind.
The greatest thing about this camera is the startup time. Once you click it open, it's ready to shoot! You'll never miss a shot again because you were fooling around with a menu. And it goes without saying that the pictures look great too.
So, all in all, an incredible camera. Go get one!
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