Dimage X or Dimage s304?

ninelives · 21st March 2002

I am still considering to getting either of them. Erm...just to put inside my pocket. Kinda treat it like P&S camera. Coz sometime we on the road, we might find something with us and won't it be cool if we got a camera in our pocket and hurry take it out and shoot?

Bluestrike · 21st March 2002

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Originally posted by ninelives
I am still considering to getting either of them. Erm...just to put inside my pocket. Kinda treat it like P&S camera. Coz sometime we on the road, we might find something with us and won't it be cool if we got a camera in our pocket and hurry take it out and shoot?

Buy buy buy!

Get the X.....

Kei · 21st March 2002

get the coming soon 7i

megaweb · 21st March 2002

JasK · 21st March 2002

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Originally posted by Keito
get the coming soon 7i

would like to see you put that into his pocket

Tweek · 21st March 2002

s304 lor...
X is over-priced I think, it's a PnS with a weird shape. Somemore image quality is inferior to that of s304, and it uses SD card!

just my opinion lah...I think X is more of a "niche" thing than a practical one..

isomers007 · 21st March 2002

yeps...i agree....i think s304 pics are better than dimageX but in terms of size...i'll take de dimageX....if size is your priority.

clams · 21st March 2002

How much is the s304 in the first place?

mpenza · 21st March 2002

think the S304 can be had for $700-750....

22nd March 2002

sony is having its 3.3MP cam @ 700++ also

Flare · 25th March 2002

Personally, after seeing all those S304 works on dpreview... It's a real good camera and I believe its on par with its bigger brothers 5 and 7 except for the zoom capability. But, I dunnoe does 304 uses a wide gamut like the 5 and 7. These requires some learning and tweaking to achieve optimum colour on web (which I believe is sRGB?)

cccp · 27th March 2002

I realise there is some problem with the S304. See the image and if anyone can explain why this happen, please post and enlighten me. Thanks. The light seems to be overlapping the hand

Flare · 27th March 2002

Weird.... Don't think its a problem with the camera.... (How can a camera do that anyway) How long was the exposure?

27th March 2002

some ultra bad point about Minolta in my opinion.

while I was deciding on digital camera to get.

1. capture in its own colour space, need to convert to RGB when you load the file into your PC, else the colour will not look good. (troublesome)

2. has got manual settings and Aperture Priority, but NO shutter priority. strange?

3. accept CF but only CF type 1 and not type 2

4. lens is quite slow F3.0-3.6 if I don't remember wrongly.

isomers007 · 27th March 2002

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Originally posted by fcpga
some ultra bad point about Minolta in my opinion.

while I was deciding on digital camera to get.

1. capture in its own colour space, need to convert to RGB when you load the file into your PC, else the colour will not look good. (troublesome)

2. has got manual settings and Aperture Priority, but NO shutter priority. strange?

3. accept CF but only CF type 1 and not type 2

4. lens is quite slow F3.0-3.6 if I don't remember wrongly.

1. not look good meh? most of my pics...dun need to convert one...*scratch head, wondering*

2. shutter priority for D5 gottt...dunno about S304

3. wat's de diff? i dunno for this one...hehe

4. err...?

Flare · 2nd April 2002

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Originally posted by fcpga
some ultra bad point about Minolta in my opinion.

while I was deciding on digital camera to get.

1. capture in its own colour space, need to convert to RGB when you load the file into your PC, else the colour will not look good. (troublesome)

2. has got manual settings and Aperture Priority, but NO shutter priority. strange?

3. accept CF but only CF type 1 and not type 2

4. lens is quite slow F3.0-3.6 if I don't remember wrongly.

1. This wide gamut colour space is a luxuary... Only professional or top line models offers these. sRGB is too limited, this had been said all over the industry... Being the standard doesn't means its good.

2. D5 has all that. But for the S304, though it sounds bad, but I don't think its all that bad... Its not like that you have f 1.6 all the way to f22.... You can easily change the aperture to obtain the shutter speed required...

3. yes yes... that's the limitation on 304...No microdrive for the 304. But with 3.3 megapix and low prices of 128mb CF... you think u need a 1gig Microdrive?? Lets be practical... You will get those image tank instead of a 1 gig microdrive if u are considering this camera... Its a few hundred cheaper and not much of a hassel.

4. Limitation on the 304... I agree with u...

Well, I believe 304 was designed with p&S in mind, so if one is thinking of more SLR functions, they have the Dimage 5, 7 and 7i to suit you (7i~ Its going to be the fastest autofocusing fixed lens digital camera with 3x and up optical zoom if their claims are true...)

14th May 2002

I'm thinking of getting the S304, but I've heard several comments about its poor battery life. Surprisingly, it hasn't been mentioned here. Anyone who owns the S304 care to comment? Thanks.

munfai · 15th May 2002

come on, people... if every digital camera had every feature everyone wanted, there would be no market segmentation. Obviously the X is catered for those who basically want a stylish compact, but basic P&S while the S304 is for slightly more serious users, but still nowhere near the adventurous ones using a D5 or D7.

you'll have to be clear on what you intend to do with your purchase. If it's for showing off and taking the occasional party photo, the X will do fine, otherwise you should consider the S304 if your budget doesn't go up to where the D5 belongs.

Check the Canon Singapore site - they have a very well organized digicam section, with different consumer markets. That should give you a feel of what to expect and not between the X and S304

bottom line is, you get what you pay for

21st March 2002	#1
ninelives Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: BB Posts: 2,622	Dimage X or Dimage s304? I am still considering to getting either of them. Erm...just to put inside my pocket. Kinda treat it like P&S camera. Coz sometime we on the road, we might find something with us and won't it be cool if we got a camera in our pocket and hurry take it out and shoot?

21st March 2002	#4
megaweb Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 8,106	__________________ See my Photo Gallery at the Clubsnap \| Pbase

21st March 2002	#3
Kei Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,090	get the coming soon 7i

21st March 2002	#6
Tweek Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 2,149	s304 lor... X is over-priced I think, it's a PnS with a weird shape. Somemore image quality is inferior to that of s304, and it uses SD card! just my opinion lah...I think X is more of a "niche" thing than a practical one..

21st March 2002	#7
isomers007 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: leepublic of singapore Posts: 1,812	yeps...i agree....i think s304 pics are better than dimageX but in terms of size...i'll take de dimageX....if size is your priority.

21st March 2002	#8
clams New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 39	How much is the s304 in the first place?

21st March 2002	#9
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	think the S304 can be had for $700-750....

22nd March 2002	#10
itanium Guests Posts: n/a	sony is having its 3.3MP cam @ 700++ also

25th March 2002	#11
Flare Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bukit Batok West Avenue 2 Posts: 1,739	Personally, after seeing all those S304 works on dpreview... It's a real good camera and I believe its on par with its bigger brothers 5 and 7 except for the zoom capability. But, I dunnoe does 304 uses a wide gamut like the 5 and 7. These requires some learning and tweaking to achieve optimum colour on web (which I believe is sRGB?)

27th March 2002	#12
cccp New Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East Posts: 31	I realise there is some problem with the S304. See the image and if anyone can explain why this happen, please post and enlighten me. Thanks. The light seems to be overlapping the hand

27th March 2002	#14
fcpga Guests Posts: n/a	some ultra bad point about Minolta in my opinion. while I was deciding on digital camera to get. 1. capture in its own colour space, need to convert to RGB when you load the file into your PC, else the colour will not look good. (troublesome) 2. has got manual settings and Aperture Priority, but NO shutter priority. strange? 3. accept CF but only CF type 1 and not type 2 4. lens is quite slow F3.0-3.6 if I don't remember wrongly.

14th May 2002	#17
vade Guests Posts: n/a	I'm thinking of getting the S304, but I've heard several comments about its poor battery life. Surprisingly, it hasn't been mentioned here. Anyone who owns the S304 care to comment? Thanks.

15th May 2002	#18
munfai Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,313	come on, people... if every digital camera had every feature everyone wanted, there would be no market segmentation. Obviously the X is catered for those who basically want a stylish compact, but basic P&S while the S304 is for slightly more serious users, but still nowhere near the adventurous ones using a D5 or D7. you'll have to be clear on what you intend to do with your purchase. If it's for showing off and taking the occasional party photo, the X will do fine, otherwise you should consider the S304 if your budget doesn't go up to where the D5 belongs. Check the Canon Singapore site - they have a very well organized digicam section, with different consumer markets. That should give you a feel of what to expect and not between the X and S304 bottom line is, you get what you pay for