In 2005 I have got my first digital camera. I couldn’t afford digital SLR, that is why I decided to buy somethin between compact and dSLR camera - a hybrid one. Konica Minolta A1 DiMage was my choice. What does hybrid mean? The camera is actually compact one, but with much bigger body (as big as some of the old slr cameras), and what is the most important for me - whit all the knobs for manual adjusting - typical for dSLR cameras. Instead of prism it has additional small screen in the viewfinder - which is kind of prism replacement, so you can look through the camera like in SLR one. Another important thing is full manual option of the lenses, however the fixed ones. With that camera I started to learn some of the rules of photography. Finally I had opportunity to take photos all the time. I took at least about one hundred thousands of photos with that camera. It survived hard weather conditions of archaeological excavations in Poland and Ireland. The only problem was the higher ISO modes, as many of the compact cameras and cheap dSLRs, the high ISO was actually not for use due to the noise of the dcc, and finally the dcc died. According to the official statement, all dcc in all A1 and A2 had design malfunction and they were day by day consumed by kind of corrosion. Luckily dcc was replaced for free by the Sony service.
Max resolution: 2560 x 1920 (5 Megapixel)
Sensor size (type):
Zoom capability: 7X optical + 2X digital
Focal length (35mm equiv.): 28mm - 200mm
Max. Aperture: F2.8 - F3.5
Supports conversion lenses: No
Auto focus: Yes
AF-assist lamp: No
Optical image stabilization: Yes
Macro (min. distance): Yes
LCD display: 1.8″
Viewfinder: additional display
Built-in flash: Yes
External flash support: Hot shoe + flash sync port
Manual controls: Exposure compensation, white balance, shutter speed, aperture, focus
ISO sensitivity: 100/200/400/800
RAW/TIFF mode: RAW + TIFF
Storage method: CompactFlash Type II
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