Ik heb net antwoord gekregen van Minolta America op de mail die ik, net zoals meerdere Minolta Z1 gebruikers heb gestuurd over het upgraden van de firmware. Zie het antwoord hieronder:
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Van: webqa@mtd.konicaminolta.jp
Aan: cj.boer@home.nl
Datum: ma 19 jan 04, 5:45
Onderwerp: KONICAMINOLTA Customer Contact:Answer to your question No.03114162
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Thank you for your inquiry on KonicaMinolta products. This is a reply mail
to your contact, please find our answer to your question as follows:
-----original inquiry-----
1.No.: 03114162
2.Date: 2004/01/12
3.Inquiry: Troubleshooting
4.Product Category: DiMAGE series
5.Product Name: Minolta Dimage Z1
6.Residental Country: Netherlands
7.Customer's Name: C.J. Boer
8. Question:
Dear Sir,
I am having some problems with my Minolta Dimage Z1 digital camera. I
already have exchanged my camera for another one. But still the same
problems are occuring:
- High chromatic aberation and Noise
- Weak focusing in bad light conditions
- Only 10s Self timer implemented - lets add 2s mode too!
- Battery indicatior is absolutely not precise - shows full batteries all
the time
- Cant turn off Video volume (only set to low volume)
- Digital Image Stabilizator should be implemented in new firmware.
Mij question is: please develop new firmware for the Minolta Dimage Z1,
because the camere wil be better and deserves good firmware!!
Greetings,
C.J. Boer
Netherlands
------our reply------------------------------------------------
Thank you for your patronage of the Minolta DiMAGE Z1 digital camera. With
regard to your inquiry, please find our answers shown below:
- High chromatic aberation and Noise
Please note that lens optical performance cannot be improved by firmware
upgrade.
- Weak focusing in bad light conditions
Please note that some unusual phenomena may occur depending on shooting
condition. Please refer to page 25 of the English instruction manual.
- Battery indicatior is absolutely not precise
Please note that the condition of battery power depend on the battery
performance itself, shooting circumstances especially temperature, and
other factors. For example, if Alkaline batteries are used, the battery
drain could happen often because they are not powerful enough. We
recommend you to use the External Battery Pack EBP-100 (optionally
available from Konica Minolta), consisted of 2pcs. Lithium-ion Battery
NP-100, 1pc. Battery Holder BH-100, and 1pc. Lithium-ion Battery Charger
BC-100, or Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal-Hydride) batteries available generally in
the market, for external battery source. They should last much longer
compared to Alkaline batteries. Also, battery performance becomes worse at
low temperature. Under such circumstances, we recommend you to prepare
additional batteries, and warm up the camera as well as batteries as much
as possible.
- Cant turn off Video volume (only set to low volume)
We regret that no additional function is available due to technical
restriction on this model. On the other hand, if you do not need audio at
all., we ask you to record movie with audio off. Please refer to page 67 of
the English instruction manual.
- Only 10s Self timer implemented - lets add 2s mode too!
- Digital Image Stabilizator
We regret that no additional function is available due to technical
restriction on this model. We would like to transfer this issue to a
proper section in our company so that we make every effort to reflect your
precious opinions for our future products and services.
As for your request of upgraded firmware for this model, please note that
no upgraded firmware has been issued either in Japan or worldwide since
this model was introduced. Further, we have no plan of upgraded firmware
to add any further functions to this model at present, although those which
to resolve crucial problems are possible in the future.
Should you need any assistance concerning Minolta products in the future,
please feel free to contact our subsidiary in the Netherlands, shown below.
We entrust all sales and after-sales service in the Netherlands to this
facility.
Konica Minolta Photo Imaging Benelux B.V.
Zonnebaan 39
P.O. Box 6000
3600 HA Maarssen
The Netherlands
Phone: (31) 30-24 70 809
Telefax: (31) 30 24 70 888
Homepage:
http://www.minolta.nl
Thank you for taking time to write to us. We look forward to your
continued support for Konica Minolta products.
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Conclusie Minolta is niet van plan om zijn firmware up te graden.
Ben ik blij dat ik mijn exemplaar heb ingeruild voor een Olympus 750 UZ!!