Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

Sep 13, 2005 - By Noam Reuveni
The Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60 is one of many point-and-shoot oriented digital cameras that rely on a 3x optical zoom lens to refract images to its 1/2.5-inch 5 megapixel CCD. Shielded by a sliding lens cover, the X60 gains some distinction with a non-protruding zoom lens that remains flush with the front plane of its 3.3 x 2.2 x 0.9-inch, 4.1 ounce aluminum frame. Physically sleek though it may be, this model is a no frills point-and-shoot that leaves little up to the user, and unlike other compacts of its type, the DiMAGE X60 lacks sophistication. There’s no viewfinder; instead the DiMAGE X60 serves up a 2.5-inch LCD screen. The DiMAGE X60 has a suggested price of $349.99 but can currently be found as low as $217 online. Yet at any price there is no memory card included; rather users are forced to depend on the camera’s 15 megabytes of internal memory or subsequently purchase an SD card. The X60 is not groundbreaking in any regard, but will provide those who lack technical awareness with an opportunity to attain decent images in a small, easily portable package.
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Picture Quality / Size Options (6.0)
The DiMAGE X60 stores all still images in JPEG format. There are three image quality settings, which apply different amounts of compression, and four available resolutions. The picture quality and size is set in Submenu 1 of the menu in either still image capture or one of the preset shooting modes. The following image sizes are available in Fine, Standard, and Economy compression: 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, and 640 x 480.

Picture Effects Options (5.5)
The DiMAGE X60 has two color settings in addition to full color shooting: black and white and sepia tone. The color settings are applied before taking an image and are found in the color menu of submenu #3 in the still image menu. Users are locked out of the color menu when using one of the preset shooting modes. There is also an option to take 9 low-resolution images and have them put on a single frame. This feature is accessed by pressing the self-timer/burst button until 9 small squares arranged together appear on the screen.

The DiMAGE X60 also has picture effects that can be applied in playback mode, following capture. Users can copy images and add a cropped portion of another image, framed by a choice of shapes including a thought bubble, heart, and teddy bear, by using the Copy function located in Submenu 1 of the playback menu. Users can also use the Email Copy function in Submenu 2 of the playback menu to make a low-resolution copy of an image for emailing.

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