| Nowadays digital cameras are in rage, and it is not | | | | not last very long, because Konica Minolta announced |
| surprising, since they moved up the concept of | | | | on January 19, 2006 that they were leaving the |
| photography on a new level. The owners of digital | | | | camera business and selling part of their SLR camera |
| cameras enjoy the ability to take quality pictures | | | | business to Sony. |
| without the need to wait for them to be developed. | | | | About Minolta Digital Cameras |
| Those who are more on a professional side of | | | | Minolta digital cameras were designed mainly to enter |
| photography should consider purchasing a Minolta | | | | the professional digital photography market. Thus, the |
| digital camera. | | | | DiMage line of Minolta digital cameras was created not |
| About the Minolta Brand | | | | only as an avenue for advancement in the digital |
| Before purchasing a Minolta digital camera, you might | | | | camera market, but also as a way for professional |
| want to know a little background about the company | | | | photographer to purchase a camera from a trusted |
| itself. Minolta, a Japanese camera company, was | | | | brand. This line included scanners and software as well |
| founded 1928 in Osaka, Japan. The founder of the | | | | as the digital cameras themselves. |
| company was Kazuo Tajima, and the original name of | | | | DiMage cameras (specifically the DiMage 7) were |
| the company was the Japanese meaning of | | | | designed for people who had experience using 35 |
| "Japan-Germany Camera Shop." | | | | millimeter SLR or single-lens reflex cameras. However, |
| It was not until 1962 that the company officially | | | | this line of cameras was more advantageous being |
| became known as Minolta. It was also in 1962 that | | | | easier to use, since the photographer would not have |
| John Glenn took a Minolta Hi-Matic camera (that was | | | | to deal with the complications of such things as |
| specially modified) into space with him aboard the | | | | interchangeable lenses. Thus, these cameras were |
| Freedom 7. | | | | meant to be sophisticated in design and purpose, but |
| In 2003, Minolta merged with the Konica Corporation to | | | | at the same easy to use, just like today's digital |
| become Konica Minolta. However, this partnership did | | | | cameras. |