In many was this is the best digital camera I have ever used, in other ways the worst.

It is S-L-O-W, forget it for active kids and sports!
The pictures it produces are properly exposed and the lens is sharp.

Some of the pictures I have taken with this camera are BREATH TAKING!! Some of the pictures I have MISSED because of the slow system MAKES ME SICK!! The movie mode works well and is handy.

I picked up a refurbished unit cheap and have been using it for a month. If you can put up with the slow operation it is an awesome camera.

I haven't had any of the software issues others have complained of (who knows what bugs their computer had!) and it is way better on batteries than my last HP camera. If you can live with it, it's a steal.

Mark

Excellent digital camera with excellent picture result at this price

After doing a ton of research, I found this camera for $300. At the time of purchase, this was a steal. I took the camera to Israel with me and took some unbelievable outdoor pictures.

The manual settings are plentiful (if a bit cumbersome at times), although I find that the automatic setting is still better at figuring out lighting than I am.

The only complaint is for low-light pictures, which have yet to come out too great. However, I think this is a problem in the user and not the camera. Time will tell.

Excellent camera for the price. Very satisfied

this is a a good camera for the price and takes great pictures, however it will drain batteries super fast. I can only get about 5 pictures out before the batteries are drained. I would suggest buying a different camera. I have spent over $100.00 in just batteries and I have used the camera less than 5 hours. I have owned it for about 7 months but I can not depend on it.

I looked and used a lot of cameras and liked the features of the f300. One main feature is the lcd screen on the top and AA batteries and a sd card all common items. Most of the ones that are supposed to be better don't have this it is all proprietery. Anyway most reviewers are working or being taken care of $$$ by the manufacturer. I would check this one out. I have one and so does my wife. I used 3 of the top rated ones and they just don't touch this one.

I got the Minolta Dimage F300 two years ago and was very satisfied with it. It takes extremely good quality pictures, I have taken many amazing photos with it. Great with people as well as landscapes! The video feature with audio works pretty well. Another good thing is that it has a lot of different features, such as for action shots or close-ups. I like how you can imprint the date if you want. I love this camera and would recommend it to anybody. It won't disappoint you!

A few drawbacks: It's terrible at night / night lights blur. The shutter speed is slow. Uses a lot of energy - only lithium batteries will last long enough ($20 for 2 at Best Buy); the ordinary AA batteries will not do

Slow lens operation..yes. But quality and manual controls make this the best buy in it's price range. I've owned this model for 3 years and travelled in Europe and Ctrl America taking pictures that when people have viewed, have asked me what camera I'm using. The weight and metal case means you have the feeling of a large solid camera to shoot with but it's compact enought to have in your pocket. It's been thrown around, dropped on concrete pavement more than once and continues to operate and produce images as it did new.

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