Compact camera with tiny flash. Pretty much useless in the evening, or indoor. Can't focus most of the time (indoor/evening). No capability for external flash. Pictures taken during the day is good, especially using "spot" metering.

I bought this for my wife. She has indoor/evening meetings all the time, and this camera is just useless for her. *sigh*

Maybe I am asking too much for little price.

I've had this camera for about 9 month now and must say that I'm pretty happy with it. The battery capacity is great, as is the size. Picture quality is what I would consider pretty good and the features are all very useful. Particularly the ability to use it as a webcam is handy. Overall a great camera which I'd recommend in a heart-beat!

I have a Nikon 990 digital camera for work and personal projects. My wife wanted a digital camera to replace her Olympus Stylus. The Stylus is an excellent camera for travel and fun so we wanted something that would compare in quality but be even smaller. So we got the Minolta XG. I played with a friends Xt for a week and I agree, this XG felt like a downgrade instead of an upgrade.

A totally different look in our photos. We turn the flash on for all photos, inside our outside on subjects and it makes a huge difference. After adjusting the camera f and shutter settings for your lighting and personal style the shots are still dark. Any more adjustments will make the shots blurry or washed out.

We get photos from ofoto and they come out okay. Not as good as the Nikon 990 or film rolls we send in but good scenery shots. Startup is fast, I can whip the camera out of the pocket my family always wants the photos I take because it can capture the moment faster than anyone else with their gadgets. Shot to shot lags more than I expected.

That is important to me - capturing the moment. Two buttons, no knobs or fiddling, just boom, boom, shoot. I wish the shots did not have as many artifacts in lowerlight and skintones. Overall, a good camera for someone who has kids or needs a second camera for the moments that you might miss because you did not have a camera on you.

If you get this camera, watch your finger or thumb over the lens. Also, do not depend on centering a shot in the LCD display. It is way off from the actual lens.

I have had one of these cameras for about 2 weeks now. This is basically a fancy point and shoot camera. I am finding I am taking this little camera along everywhere because it is small and fun. I am taking it with me to places where I would never take a camera before.

I love the small size of this camera, and that it is super-easy to adjust the exposure up to + or - 2.0 EVs. (I have not found any way to specifically override shutter speed or f-stop; but there is a program which places the camera in shutter-speed preferred mode.) With its very small size, I found that my finger at first tended to get in front of the lens, which is at the top corner of the camera where the viewfinder window would ordinarily be. (The viewfinder is immediately adjacent, inboard from the lens, where the rangefinder window would ordinarily be.) The battery life is excellent. The autofocus works fine. Once focus is set, the shutter lag is minimal. There is spot autofocus and spot exposure metering available (requires scrolling through menus.) Sharpness is good for a point and shoot -- I am not expecting the same performance that I get from the high-end optics I attach to my Contax bodies. Distortion from the lens is less at all focal lengths than I expected, and contrast is reasonbly good. All-in-all, so far I am very happy with this little guy and heartily recommend it.

This camera has the perfect blend of features and quality of photos. Like most people, I am only a casual photographer who wants to cature a few visual memories. I wouldn't even take with me a larger -sized camera, so those memories are lost. Because of this camera's small size, I take it with me quite a bit, so I am able to capture moments on "film" even if they aren't suitable for poster-sized framing. Still, the photos are very sharp and nicely colored for 5x7 prints, or even 8x10 if there isn't a lot of detail in the shot. Who prints 8x10s anyway? 5x7 or even smaller is all most people need. The price was fantastic, too. Small cameras like this aren't usually 3.2 MP, so that is a plus. I also really like the full-motion movie taking capabilities, WITH SOUND, too. This is very cool and affordable technology in a small, sleek form that will actually get used!

Eine sehr feine und handliche "immerdabei" Kamera für unterwegs.
Allerdings hat die Kamera einige kleine macken, die aber den positiven Gesamteindruck kaum trüben.
1. Speichern der Bilder nur als jpg
2. Scheinbar kein Vorblitz
3. Auslöseverzögerung im dunklen recht lang (ca. 1 Sek)
4. Bildqualität gut - befriediegend
Ansonsten bin ich mit diesem Produkt sehr zufrieden.

...ich habe die Camera durch Zufall von einem Freund empfohlen bekommen und war mir anfangs wirklich nicht sicher ob es für meine erste DigitalCarmera nicht doch bisschen zu "hoch" und zu viel Geld ist. ABER: ich habe mich gewaltig geirrt!

Ich gebe sie nie wieder her!!!!

Die einfache und doch komplexe Bedienung der Camera ist wirklich gigantisch. Klar, für Profi Fotografen ist die Ausstattung ein Witz, aber ich denke für Hobby-Fotografen und mehr, genau das richtige. Die Bildqualität und die gute Auflösung haben mich zum Fan der Minolta Cameras gemacht. Kleine "hässliche" Pixel-Auflösungen auf den Bildern gibt und gab es noch nie... Die Farben sind nicht zu grell und auch nicht zu schwach. Bilder von Sonnenuntergängen oder im Kerzenschein meistert sie sagenhaft. Das Akku hält sehr lange - nicht gerade dann wenn man nur Videos dreht, aber bis die Speicherkarte (256MB) voll ist, hält sie tapfer durch. Ebenfalls erwähnenswert ist, ist die tolle "Reaktionszeit" des Auslösers. Nicht zu schnell und nicht zu langsam.
Vergleiche mit anderen Cameras in dieser Kategorie, habe ich schon viele angestellt und immer wieder überzeugt worden, dass das die richtig ist.

Fantastisch was eine so kleine (sie passt locker in eine BIG-BOX Zigarettenschachtel) Camera doch her bringt!

This was my first digicam and I bought it in quite a hurry. Here's what I like about this camera:1)very sleek and compact 2)zoom lens stays inside at all times 3)great outdoor and daytime shots. Here's what I dont like about my camera: 1)LCD resolution really bad 2)lag between 2 shots is too long and the worse part is that 3)this pretty thing is downright useless when it comes to night-time shots. In my opinion, this camera is like a beautiful woman on your arm.....great to flaunt; but when it comes to crunch time, you wish you had someone with more substance!

I've had this camera for about 9 months. It proves to be a usefull camera, with the basic features you need and takes nice pictures in proper lighting. The flash could be better, but it is what you could expect for a camera this size. Battery life is very good. I bought 2 extras, but hardly ever need them. My son used it on a trip to Spain and came back with some very nice shots!

I liked this camera alot, but it broke after 8 months. Konica Minolta only has a 6 month warranty. I expected at least a one year warranty. Now i am out 280 dollars. I probably won't get another Konica Minolta product EVER!

I had this camera for a year now, and I've been very pleased. The main reason I bought this camera is the size. It fits in my pocket nicely. I love the features: night, portrait, action, etc..
The flash is a little weak at night, and you probably need to use a tripod to get good pictures at night.
I have had SOnys before, seen pictures from a Fuji and Cannon. I have to be honest, this is a 3.2 MP, the quality is below a 5 MP Sony or Cannon, or even a 3.2MP Sony. But it's hard to give up this little camera because of the convenience. I'll probably keep this when I do get a second.

The Konica Minolta Xg received an outstanding review in the Wall Street Journal, which motivated me to buy it as my first digital camera. I recently bought a second Xg after my first one was fried when I went swimming with it in my pocket. The range/view finder, which has been eliminated from most pocket cameras, allows you to see a close approximation of the picture without relying on the LCD screen. The LCD is small by today's standards but more than adequate to check the image and show others. Taking pictures using the LCD screen is practically impossible outdoors in bright light, even with the large screens now available. The viewfinder allows you to hold the camera in the traditional in-your-face picture taking position where it is stable and less likely to move and result in a fuzzy image, which can easily happen holding the camera at arms length viewing the LCD screen. I also like the non-projecting lens design, which is protected by a sliding metal panel, because it maintains the shape of the camera. The camera takes excellent pictures in my experience, with multiple pixel settings. My only major problem was: the flash failed and required a $100 repair. I never regretted making that investment.