Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3

usability, performance, zoom, design, price

durability, memory, low-light

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

performance, usability, image quality, portability, price

durability, reliability, flash, focus, memory

71% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

A 12X optical zoom lens with antishake technology makes it easy to get close to distant subjects. Excellent real-time histogram. Easy-to-use exposure compensation.

Our test daylight pictures exhibit a strong orange shift. Flash shots were underexposed, dull, muddy, and noisy. Relatively slow boot and recycle times. No recharger or rechargeable batteries included.

More digital camera reviews:• Ricoh Theta SC• Sony a9• SeaLife DC2000• Nikon Coolpix W100• Canon EOS M6• more

Sleek but solid design ; Large 3-inch LCD display with okay resolution and extra-wide viewing angle ; Relatively lightweight ; Good speed for a consumer camera with very little shutter lag when you pre-focus ; Helpful HP Real Life technologies include...

Image quality not up to snuff for a camera with an 8.2 megapixel sensor ; Lens produced images with overall softness and noticeable barrel distortion at the wide-angle ; Images looked flat and lacked crisp color and dynamic range ; Caucasian skin tones...

Solid black body with blue Konica Minolta logo and silver wording on front of flash housing. DC In port moved to USB compartment, and SD card slot moved to bottom panel. Oblong shutter button with decorative raised element extending down front of handgrip

12X optical zoom lens ; Anti-shake image stabilizer ; Blazing AF performance in good light ; Full manual controls ; Supports wide-angle conversion lens and external flash ; EVF and LCD "gain up" in low light ; Good redeye test performance ; Excellent...

Images seemed soft and noisy ; Poor low light focusing; no AF-assist lamp ; Lens is on the "slow" side ; EVF and LCD are small, low resolution ; Plastic body scratches easily; SD card slot cover ready to break off at any moment ; Camera bundle is not...

Though it's not the best ultra zoom camera, the many positives of the Z3 outweigh the negatives, and the camera earns my recommendation. Despite the noise and softness, images downsized or printed at smaller sizes will look fine. Those who make big...

This camera is not too different from the Z2 model; it does deliver a fair bit of purple fringe but the pink hue distortion that I saw in the Z2 does appear to be corrected.

12X optical zoom lensAnti-shake image stabilizerBlazing AF performance in good lightFull manual controlsSupports wide-angle conversion lens and external flashEVF and LCD "gain up" in low lightGood redeye test performanceExcellent macro and movie...

Images seemed soft and noisyPoor low light focusing ; no AF-assist lampLens is on the "slow" sideEVF and LCD are small, low resolutionPlastic body scratches easily ; SD card slot cover ready to break off at any momentCamera bundle is not great

The Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3 is a good ultra zoom camera that could be better. Panasonic still has the lead in this market, in my opinion. The Z3 has a 12X optical zoom lens, which is as big as they come. It's not as "fast" as the lenses on Panasonic's...

Highly effective Anti-Shake system compensates for camera shake. • Superb and powerful lens ; Through The Lens viewing and data readouts with EVF. • Great versatility with numerous easy to use features ; accepts accessory HS(D) and (D) series flash...

Focus acquisition remains reliable in low light, but is not as quick ; Overexposes mid-tone subjects slightly in bright light ; Some JPEG artifacts visible at 100 percent magnification ; obvious digital noise at ISO 400 ; purple fringing (chromatic...

Konica Minolta's proprietary CxProcess II technology allows for very fast image processing. Using a high-speed SanDisk ULTRA card, I was able to shoot six full resolution JPEGs in 2.5 seconds before a pause to allow the buffer (temporary storage bank)...

If you want the big 12X zoom and the terrific anti-shake feature of the Z3 but canât quite figure out why it has to come in a 4-megapixel package that, depending where you get it, costs more than the lesser DiMAGE Z20, the new DiMAGE Z5 is for you. It...

Unusual, ergonomic, but great chopped in half ‘Star Wars Tie Fighter’ design, the 34-420mm 12x optical zoom lens, great image quality and good manual features.

Some noise at higher ISO settings, restricted 640x480 video clips.

Although the design is akin to a chopped off Tie Fighter from the Star Wars movies, it's great to hold and the camera is easy to use. Metering, image quality and Anti Shake work well and provide an all-round excellent package from Konica Minolta...