News, Tips & Reviews
B&H Gift Cards
The Professional's Source Since 1973
Ask Our Experts800-606-6969
Hello, Log InAccount & Orders
My Cart
Home

Minolta MN4K100Z UHD 4K Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom (Black)

BH #MIN4K100ZBK • MFR #MN4K100Z-BK
2 reviews
Print
Minolta MN4K100Z UHD 4K Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom (Black)
Key Features
  • Capture up to UHD 4K Video, 28MP Photos
  • Tiltable 3" Touchscreen LCD
  • 10x Optical, 36x Digital Zoom
  • Anti-Shake Image Stabilization
For home movies or a more sophisticated setup with optional lights or mics, this black MN4K100Z UHD 4K Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom from Minolta makes it easy to shoot high-resolution videos up to UHD 4K, as well as take sharp photos with a resolution up to 28MP. The MN4K10Z has a CMOS image sensor and a 4.95mm lens with a 10x optical and 36x digital zoom to ensure you don't miss any of the action. The fast zoom lens loses very little light as you zoom from wide to tight, allowing you to shoot even in dim lighting conditions. A built-in white LED provides illumination, so you can shoot in the dark and capture sharp color images.
More Details
In Stock
No Store Display
$299.00
+
Save the Tax‡
or Pay $50/mo. suggested payments for 6 Mos.§ when you use the Payboo credit card. Learn More
Free 2-Day Shipping
Protect Your Gear
Add a protection plan from $35.99
See Options
Ask an Expert
800-606-6969

Minolta MN4K100Z Overview

For home movies or a more sophisticated setup with optional lights or mics, this black MN4K100Z UHD 4K Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom from Minolta makes it easy to shoot high-resolution videos up to UHD 4K, as well as take sharp photos with a resolution up to 28MP. The MN4K10Z has a CMOS image sensor and a 4.95mm lens with a 10x optical and 36x digital zoom to ensure you don't miss any of the action. The fast zoom lens loses very little light as you zoom from wide to tight, allowing you to shoot even in dim lighting conditions. A built-in white LED provides illumination, so you can shoot in the dark and capture sharp color images.

Easily frame while shooting or review your footage after the fact with the integrated tiltable 3.5" LCD touchscreen. Internal settings and interfaces offer customizable parameters to achieve your desired look. Anti-shake image stabilization and scene modes give creative freedom to your footage. The camcorder offers an SD card slot that supports SDXC cards up to 128GB for extended recording times without swapping out cards. Play your footage on a big-screen TV via the integrated mini-HDMI port. For added audio quality, use an optional external microphone by plugging it into the 3.5mm audio port.

Features at a Glance
  • Capture 28MP high-resolution photos suitable for cropping or enlarging
  • Record super-sharp video in UHD 4K
  • 10x optical and 36x digital zoom bring your subject closer with clarity and precision using the advanced OIS system
  • Scene modes cover a variety of shooting situations; select a mode for your shot, and the camera adjusts the settings
  • 3.5" LCD for easily composing and reviewing your shots
  • SDXC memory card slot gives you greater control over the amount of memory your camera has available
  • Comes with a 32GB SDHC card (128GB maximum compatible card)
  • Anti-shake image stabilization enables capture in high speeds and low light by eliminating blur and canceling shake
  • Built-in Wi-Fi and app control let you easily control your camera wirelessly and view and manage recorded media.
  • Loop recording allows you to set a maximum duration for each video clip recorded
  • Time-lapse allows capturing long sequences in short time intervals from 1 second to 30 minutes
  • Face detection detects faces in a scene and automatically adjusts the settings for the most optimal picture
  • Fully expandable with 37mm lens threading, a built-in shoe mount, and a 3.5mm port
UPC: 084438962123

Minolta MN4K100Z Specs

Key Specs
Image Sensor
Size-Unspecified CMOS
Sensor Resolution
Effective: 5 Megapixel
Image Stabilization
Optical & Digital
Zoom
Optical: 10x
Digital: 120x
Audio I/O
1x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Microphone Input
Imaging
Image Sensor
Size-Unspecified CMOS
Sensor Resolution
Effective: 5 Megapixel
Image Stabilization
Optical & Digital
Zoom
Optical: 10x
Digital: 120x
Exposure Control
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8 to 3.1
Still Image Support
JPEG
28 MP
24 MP
Media/Memory Card Slot
Single Slot: SD/SDHC/SDXC [128 GB Maximum]
Audio I/O
1x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Microphone Input
Power I/O
No
Other I/O
1x Mini-USB (USB 2.0) Input/Output
Remote Control
Included
General
Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.98 x 2.53 x 2.18" / 126.49 x 64.26 x 55.37 mm
Weight
11.5 oz / 326 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
1.8 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
9.2 x 6.6 x 4.1"

Minolta MN4K100Z Reviews

Great picture, Poor sound

By Benjamin
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2023-02-09

This camera has a great picture but the audio is curiously poor, worse than the average camcorder. It has input for an external mic but the poor audio circuitry cancels out any possible improvement This is definitely not a camera for musical events. But if you don't need good sound, it has great video features. The instructions take a lot of study to learn some of the operations. For a 4K camcorder, the price is very attractive.

Poor Quality, NOT 4K

By Tony
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2023-01-15

First of all, this is not a Minolta Camera. A company called Elite Brands recently purchased the rights to the Minolta name and started putting it on generic cameras. This is one of those. It is NOT 4K. It is 2880x2160 resolution, not 3840x2160. The video files import into Davinci Resolve in a 4x3 format and have to be stretched out. It also looks like it is a poor up-res from maybe 720p. The detail is very poor. Combined with heavy sharpening artifacts and excessive noise reduction and the overall image suffers. The dynamic range is also very poor, resulting in crushed shadows and blown out highlights. This is made worse by what seems like highly boosted image contrast which cannot be changed. The menus and options are very limited. There is no manual focus and no manual exposure controls other than a three stop +/- exposure compensation option. The menus occasionally lag and the touch screen often requires multiple presses for it to recognize it. There is only one zoom speed. The photo button requires only a VERY light touch to activate and if you accidentally touch it while recording it will stop recording. If you touch it while not recording it will switch to photo mode and require you to cycle through the modes to switch back to video mode. This happened to me numerous times in just a short time using the camera. This camera has NO image stabilization and very bad rolling shutter. This makes handheld footage extremely shaky and full of jello effect from the rolling shutter, especially when zoomed in. This camera does have 10X optical zoom and autofocus, but the autofocus is very poor. It hunts badly quite often. Other times it simply refuses to focus or misses focus badly and will not correct. Audio is a single track, mono only, whether using internal audio or the mic jack. It is also recorded at 32KHz and seems to have a limited frequency response. There is a ton of digital noise reduction applied, resulting in an unnatural sound and odd audio artifacts. The mic jack works, but the audio recording levels can not be adjusted and there is no way to even view a meter or anything, so you will have no way of knowing if it's too quiet or clipping and no way to adjusted it. I tried a couple lavalier mics and with a normal speaking voice the audio clips horribly and is unusable. With a powered shotgun mic (Sennheiser MKE 600) at 1 foot away it also clips pretty much 100% of the audio. At two feet away it still clips very bad. With a non-powered shotgun mic (Rode Video Mic Go II) held at arms-length it clips pretty often. Again, there is no way to adjust the audio levels in this camera to prevent this from happening. The internal audio doesn't clip as badly, but it's still single track mono, tons of audio artifacts from the aggressive noise reduction and very tinny sound. Despite claiming to work with up to 128GB memory cards, I got memory errors with any card above 32GB. There is also hot pixel on the sensor that shows up in all videos. This is a poor quality camera with poor performance and false specs.

See any errors on this page?

what is the audio quality? buying for someone who ...

what is the audio quality? buying for someone who is interested in making YouTube videos
Asked by: Paula
The audio quality is poor overall. Also, the audio recording levels are not adjustable. With a Rode VideoMic Go II on the camera with the camera held at arms length and talking at a normal speaking volume the audio clips quite a bit. With a lav mic clipped to my shirt it clips horribly bad. With a Sennheiser powered shotgun mic it clips terribly at arms length, and still clips bad two feet away. The frequency response is a bit limited and there is also strong noise reduction at all times that causes odd artifacts. Keep in mind this camera is a generic Chinese camcorder re-branded "Minolta" by a company called Elite Brands who purchased the rights to the Minolta name recently.
Answered by: Tony
Date published: 2023-10-28

Does it have built in microphone ??

Does it have built in microphone ??
Asked by: josue
The Minolta MN4K100Z UHD 4K Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom (Black) has a built in microphone as well as the ability to use an external microphone.
Answered by: Dennis L
Date published: 2023-12-21

External mic input but no headset out to monitor ...

External mic input but no headset out to monitor sound?
Asked by: Scott
The Minolta MN4K100Z UHD 4K Camcorder will not have an output for headphones.
Answered by: Whitney H
Date published: 2024-05-26
  • y_2026, m_9, d_14, h_11CST
  • bvseo_bulk, prod_bvqa, vn_bulk_3.0.48
  • cp_1, bvpage1
  • co_hasquestionsanswers, tq_3
  • loc_en_US, sid_1732587, prod, sort_[SortEntry(order=HAS_STAFF_ANSWERS, direction=DESCENDING)]
  • clientName_bhphotovideo
Whatever You Need, We've Got It