Minolta Dimâge 2300

A typical record mode screen display showing the minimal information overlays. Only the record mode (REC or BURST), the digital zoom setting (X1.0), the exposure compensation (0.0) and the picture number (9) data is shown onscreen.

Switching into digital zoom mode the only thing that changes is the "X" number in the upper right hand corner of the screen. The display gets a little on the "pixelly" side too.

The SETUP menu is as minimal as the rest of the camera, remember that this is basically a point-n-shoot digicam so the options are fairly limited. You can adjust the LCD backlight intensity, format the CF card, set the Power Save (sleep) time, set the time/date and reset all options back to Default values.

The PLAY mode screen only shows the current zoom magnification level and the picture number and total number of pictures.

You can magnify the playback image up to 3X to check for focus and color accuracy.

As with most digicams, the Dimage 2300 has a thumbnail index mode that lets you quickly sort through the stored pictures to select one for full screen display.

The PLAY mode menu lets you Delete All image, Lock or Unlock All images, and set the DPOF printing data.

Steve's Conclusion

The image quality is par with a camera of this resolution and the only problem I noticed was a slight tendency to underexpose brightly lit outdoor shots but these were easily corrected. Shot to shot time at high quality was about three seconds in single shot mode which isn't bad at all. If you need to capture faster than that you can switch it into Burst mode and grab shots at 2fps up to a maximum of four.

If you want an economical, 2-megapixel camera that takes good pictures and won't break the bank then the Minolta Dimage 2300 is a good choice.