| Average Customer Rating: 4.0/5
Total Reviews: 16 |
Rating: 5
Great Camera, for what it is
I bought the Dimage Z5 after holding and trying the Canon S2IS, a Kodak, Sony, and a Lumix. I liked it. I still do. Previously, I used Canon and Nikon 35mm and APS cameras. I still have them, and meant to still suse them. But the Z5 was so good, and so convenient, I rarely am even tempted to go back to the film. The sharpness and colors are unbelievably good. It is hard to understand those who feel otherwise, unless there are major variations.
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Rating: 3
Get a Canon or Sony superzoom instead, your pictures will thank you
I bought the Dimage Z5 a few months ago as a portable backup to my Rebel XT for $199 from B&H photo. The idea was to take it to outdoor sporting events so I could zoom in on the action. Unfortunately, it never actually made it to the ballpark. While putting it through its paces during some outdoor festivals and backyard BBQ's, the pictures it took were not what I expected. Understand, I was not expecting the performace that I get from my SLR, in fact I would be quite angry if a compact camera could give me those kinds of images. I also was not expecting the noise problem that I had with virtually every shot.
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Rating: 4
User Friendly Digital Camera & Excellent VGA Video
I like this Camera for its ease of use. Good for amatures and for people like me who likes photography as a hobby. It does kind of short when it comes to some picture quality( just a little bit). but dont get me wrong! the photos are great, colors are lively ! but compare to DSLR- Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras with interchageable lenses this camera (Z5) is a little bit short in photo quality. If you're more of a Pro-hobbyist in photography this camera is not for you, better go for Nikon D50 or Canon Rebel XT. But for now, My DImage Z5 is all I need. The picture quality is close to my Nikon N6006 SLR Film Camera. It out performs my Nikon Coolpix 775, HP Photosmart E317 5.0 MPixels & Vivitar 3.0 MP. Im kind of a little bit dissapointed because after a few months that I bought it the newer Model Z6 arrives with the same price tag. The Z5 has a better VGA Video ( 640 X 480 @ 15 or 30 fps) than the Z6 ( 320 x 240 @ 15 or 30 fps.)only. This is also one of the reason why I bought the Z5, because of its video. There's a lot of times that we want also to take video of let us say Family gatherings and we dont want to carry that bulky camcorder, well this is the solution to it. Oh by the way Z5 has 12X Optical zoom & 4X Digital zoom, If we compare the range with the 'old-fashioned' 35mm camera it has a range of 35 - 420mm. With this kind of zooming power who needs an interchageable lenses ! and with my added telephoto lens my Z5's zooming power is more than 12X ( 420 mm ) and with anti shake system this camera is awesome !
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