3X GT Hexanon Zoom Lens
The DiMAGE G600's high-performance lens incorporates Konica Minolta's GT
Hexanon lens system (7 elements in 6 groups) with 3X optical zoom, to
bring out the most from the 6 megapixel CCD. The 3X zoom range is
equivalent to a 39 - 117mm lens on a 35mm camera and is ideal for
everything from wide-angle landscapes to telephoto full-frame portraits.
The GT Hexanon lens provides excellent performance across the entire zoom
range; images are rendered sharp and clear with minimal flaring and
peripheral aberration.
High-Quality LCD Monitor
The DiMAGE G600's display monitor uses a 1.5-inch low temperature
polysilicon TFT color LCD, with approximately 117,000 pixels for crisp
viewing. The monitor's brightness as well as color tone can be adjusted as
desired.
Rapid Response
The DiMAGE G600 is ready to shoot in an instant; startup time is a mere
1.3 seconds. This rapid response lets you photograph subjects as soon as
you pull the camera out of your pocket and slide back the lens cover.
While other digital camera owners are missing shots, you'll be happily on
your way with captured images in-hand.
Logical, Ergonomic Layout
With the often-used features logically laid out on the camera's top panel,
the basic operation of record-playback- delete is very simple. Even
first-time users will find the DiMAGE G600 easy to use.
Quick Focus Check
With quick enlargement and positioning of the recorded image, sharp focus
can be verified before viewing the image on a computer screen or as a
printout.
Custom Settings
Settings and adjustments are made easy by color coded menus for quick
navigation. Custom modes enable you to save your favorite settings.
Exposure and white balance settings are simplified by a 4-way cross key
from which adjustments can be made-including AE lock, AF lock, exposure
compensation, and white balance.
Versatile Flash
The DiMAGE G600 features nine flash modes to accommodate virtually any
type of subject or condition: Autoflash, Autoflash with red-eye reduction,
Fill-flash, Off, Slow-shutter sync, Macro photo, Distant view, Self-timer,
or Fixed-focus flash can be selected.
Adjustable Flash Intensity
To prevent the flash from whiting-out close subjects, the flash intensity
can be increased or decreased according to subject distance and
photographic conditions.
Locked Focus Recording Mode
To make it easier to shoot difficult-to-focus pictures such as moving
objects, scenes in dimly-lit places, and backlit subjects, the focus can
be selectively locked at 13.8 feet, 6.56 feet, or 3.28 feet.
Manual Exposure Mode
For maximum creative control, the DiMAGE G600's shutter speeds and lens
apertures can be selected manually. Shutter speeds can be selected from 15
seconds to an action-freezing 1/2000 second.
Monochrome Modes
Two monochrome modes, black & white and sepia tone, provide a greater
range of expression to creative photographers.
Audio and Movie Recording
Audio Caption lets you record audio notes up to 30 seconds long to
pictures after they are taken. Voice Memo lets you record individual audio
recordings up to 30 seconds each. Movie Mode records movie clips up to 30
seconds with sound at 320 x 240 pixels.
Creative Image Adjustments
The DiMAGE G600 offers an array of creative image adjustments. Color
adjusts the vividness of colors from rich to plain. Contrast increases the
contrast of low contrast scenes or decreases the contrast of high contrast
scenes. Sharpness emphasizes the contour of buildings and landscapes and
renders portraits and fine details you desire. Tone (red, green, and blue)
produces effects mirroring those created with color filters; creating
endless possibilities for creative expression through color. And to help
you better handle tricky lighting conditions, ISO-equivalent sensitivity
and flash compensation can also be adjusted.
Superb Macro Images
For beautifully detailed photos of small objects, the DiMAGE G600's macro
mode lets you shoot as close as 2.4 inches from the subject on the wide
angle setting.
Dual-Card Slot System
For flexible image storage and ample memory capacity, the DiMAGE G600
features a dual-card slot system that allows Memory Sticks or SD Cards to
be used alone or in combination. When both memory card types are used at
the same time, up to 640MB of data can be saved, depending on card
capacity.
PictBridge Direct Printer Connection
Printouts can be made easily, without going through a computer, by
directly connecting the DiMAGE G600 to a PictBridge-compliant printer. You
can select which image you want to print on the camera's LCD monitor.
PictBridge is an industry standard established by the Camera & Imaging
Products Association (CIPA).
Long-Lasting Battery
The DiMAGE G600 uses a super long-lasting lithium-ion battery and a
power-conserving electronic design to enable extensive operation from a
single charge.
E-Mail Photo Resizing
With the DiMAGE G600, e-mailing images is simple and quick. The e-mail
copy function makes a 640 x 480 (VGA) or 320 x 240 (QVGA) copy of an image
onto the memory for easy Internet transfer or cell phone posting.
Dark Noise Reduction
Dark noise, an ever-present problem in electronic systems, gives a grainy
or sandy appearance to images taken with long exposures. The DiMAGE G600
combats this with automatic noise-reduction, which activates for exposures
of 1.2 seconds or longer.
Bundled with DiMAGE Viewer
DiMAGE Viewer supports the latest generation of Konica Minolta digital
cameras. The Viewer complements the camera by allowing still and movie
images to be processed and edited on a computer. A wide range of
imageprocessing controls is available, plus a movie enhancer plug-in for
editing and processing digital video. The DiMAGE Viewer can edit and
process numerous common image-file formats and is not limited to Minolta
or Konica Minolta cameras.
What's in the Box
Camera, Neck Strap NS-DG130, USB Cable USB-800, 16MB SD (Secure Digital)
Memory Card, Lithium-Ion Battery NP-600, Lithium-Ion Battery Charger
BC-600U, DiMAGE Viewer CD-ROM.
Product Description
This stylish Minolta DiMAGE G600 camera appeals to the for-business or
for-fun digital photo enthusiast with its outstanding 6-megapixel CCD,
responsive 9x zoom GT Hexanon lens, and advanced A*IPS electronics.
Powerful enough to reproduce fine details and deliver stunning
results—even with prints larger than 14x18 (at 150 dpi)—its image
processing system analyzes subject, scene and lighting and instantly
determines optimum focus, exposure and white balance. Features: 3x optical
zoom equivalent to 39-117mm (in 35mm camera) combined with 3x digital zoom
equivalent to 351mm telephoto, a 1.5" TFT color LCD with a sharp 117,000
pixels and adjustable brightness and color tone, a rapid 1.3-sec. startup
time, a logical and ergonomic panel layout, color-coded menus for quick
navigation and custom modes for saving your settings, a simplified 4-way
cross key for selecting AE lock, AF lock, exposure compensation and white
balance, quick focus check, auto/auto with red-eye
reduction/fill-flash/slow-sync/macro-photo/distant-view/self-timer/fixed-focus/off
flash modes, adjustable flash intensity, locked focus mode, manual
exposure mode, B&W/sepia monochrome modes, voice memo and audio captions
up to 30 sec. each, movie clip recording up to 30 sec. with sound at
320x240 pixels, superb macro mode, adjustable sharpness, color, contrast,
tone and ISO-equivalent sensitivity, a dual-card slot for Memory Stick or
SD cards for up to 640MB memory capacity, PictBridge compatibility, a
long-lasting battery, dark noise reduction, 2816x2112 to 640x480 file
sizes, and JPEG/Motion JPEG (AVI)/WAVE/DCF1.0-compliant/DPOF-compliant/Exif
2.2 file formats. Includes neck strap, USB cable, 16MB SD memory card,
battery, battery charger and Dimage Viewer software.
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