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Performance and Design
Konica Minolta engineers have pushed every aspect of the DiMAGE Z1’s performance to the
limit. Startup time is 2 seconds and shutdown time is 2.4 seconds. After focus has been locked in,
the shutter-release time lag is 0.06 second, comparable to an SLR film camera. The camera will
be ready to capture another image in 1.2 seconds after the exposure.
The DiMAGE Z1 incorporates Konica Minolta’s most powerful flash built into a digital camera
yet. With a guide number of 39 (feet), the built-in flash can illuminate a subject up to
approximately 20 feet when used at the wide-angle position with autoexposure and auto camera
sensitivity.
The DiMAGE Z1 design reflects the sophistication and future of digital technology. Significantly
smaller than a compact 35mm SLR camera with a built-in flash and zoom lens, this powerful
imaging system can easily slip into a fanny pack or hip bag. And weighing only 11 ounces, it will
not be a burden. Easy-to-find AA batteries power the DiMAGE Z1. Easy-to-find alkaline or
rechargeable Ni-MH can be used.
Intuitive Controls
The controls and dials are laid out for clear, intuitive operation. The large exposure mode dial and
zoom lever are located on the top of the camera grip for quick changes to camera settings to meet
changing shooting conditions. The controller, placed on the back of the camera, is a
straightforward five-way array used to control many of the camera’s advanced features, functions,
and menus. The large grip gives the DiMAGE Z1 secure, comfortable handling. When
handholding the camera in low-light conditions or when using long focal lengths, nothing is more
important than a well-balanced grip to keep the camera steady.
In the past, photographers always had to make time-consuming manual adjustments as the subject
and shooting environment changed. The DiMAGE Z1’s Automatic Digital Subject Program
Selection analyzes the shooting conditions and selects among five subject programs (portrait,
sports action, landscape, sunset, and night portrait) and programmed autoexposure (AE) to
optimize the camera’s exposure, white-balance, and image-processing controls.
When working in less than ideal lighting conditions, precisely framing an image on the monitor is
difficult. Automatic monitor amplification brightens the monitor under low light so the live image
is always visible.
Operations can be tailored to meet the photographer’s needs. The function set using the flash-
mode button can be customized to control the flash mode, white balance, drive mode, focusing
mode, or color mode. Images can be rotated to orient them correctly so users don’t need to twist
their head to the left or right when playing back vertically composed shots.
Dark noise, an ever-present problem in electronic systems, manifests itself by giving a grainy or
sandy appearance to images taken with long exposures. The DiMAGE Z1 combats this with a
selectable noise-reduction function, which automatically activates for exposures of one second or
longer.
Four exposure modes are available: program, aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual. 30-
second bulb exposures can be made in manual exposure. The DiMAGE Z1 has three metering
modes: multi-segment, center-weighted, and spot. Multi-segment metering uses 256 segments to
determine exposure.