| Street
Price |
|
US: $999 |
| Body Material |
|
Metal Alloy / Plastic |
| CCD pixels |
 |
5.24 megapixels |
| CCD effective
output |
 |
4.92 megapixels |
| CCD size |
 |
2/3" |
| CCD Colour
Filter Array |
 |
G -
R - G -
B |
| A/D Converter |
|
12 bits |
| Max resolution |
|
2560 x 1920 |
| Lower resolutions |
|
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
640 x 480 |
| Image
ratio w:h |
|
4:3 |
| Image formats |
 |
TIFF
RAW
JPEG (EXIF 2.2) |
| Quality Levels |
|
RAW (only 2560 x 1920)
Super-Fine (TIFF)
Fine (JPEG)
Normal (JPEG)
Basic (JPEG) |
| Sensitivity
equiv. |
 |
Auto (ISO 100 - 200)
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800 |
| Zoom wide
(W) |
 |
28 mm |
| Zoom tele
(T) |
 |
200 mm (7x) |
| Zoom control |
|
Mechanical zoom ring on lens |
| Lens Thread |
|
49 mm |
| Lens Max Aperture |
 |
F2.8 - F3.5 |
| Lens Construction |
 |
16 glass elements in 13 groups,
2 AD elements, 2 aspherical elements, coated |
| Digital zoom |
 |
x2.0 |
| Auto Focus
areas |
|
Wide area focus (3 horizontal
focus points automatically selected)
Spot focus point (center)
Flex Focus Point control |
| Auto Focus
modes |
|
Continuous auto-focus (while
LCD is on)
Single auto-focus (half-press of shutter release) |
| AF Illumination
lamp |
 |
No |
| Manual Focus |
 |
Via "focus by wire"
ring at rear of lens barrel
Direct Manual Focus for after-AF adjustment |
| Normal focus
range |
 |
50 cm (19.7 in) - Infinity |
| Macro focus
range |
 |
25 cm (9.8 in) - 60 cm (23.6 in)
|
| Min shutter |
 |
4 secs + Bulb in Manual Exposure
mode; max 30 secs |
| Max shutter |
 |
Program AE / Aperture Priority:
1/4000 sec
Shutter Priority / Manual: 1/2000 sec |
| Noise reduction |
|
No |
| Exposure Modes |
|
Program AE (with program
shift)
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Full Manual
Subject modes: Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Night, Text |
| Aperture Priority |
|
Wide: F2.8, F3.5, F4, F4.5,
F5.6, F6.7, F8
Tele: F3.5, F4, F4.5, F5.6, F6.7, F8, F9.5 |
| Shutter Priority |
|
4, 3, 2, 1.5, 1, 0.7, 0.5, 1/3,
1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/15, 1/20, 1/30, 1/45, 1/60, 1/90, 1/125, 1/180,
1/250, 1/350, 1/500, 1/750, 1/1000, 1/1500, 1/2000 sec |
| Manual exposure |
|
Apertures and shutter speeds as
above plus Bulb (maximum 30 secs) |
| Metering |
 |
300 Segment Metering
Center-Weighted Average
Spot (dedicated button)
|
| Exposure
adjustment |
 |
-2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV
steps |
| AE Lock |
|
Yes, Spot AE Lock button |
| Bracketing |
 |
Exposure, contrast, colour
saturation, filter
Exposure: 1.0, 0.5 or 0.3 EV steps
Contrast and Colour Saturation, Filter: fixed increments
Bracket: 3 frames |
| Picture Controls |
|
Filter (Colour: -3 to +3: Warm to Cool, B&W: 11 filters)
Contrast (-3 to +3)
Colour saturation (-3 to +3)
Sharpness (Soft, Normal, Hard)
|
| Colour Modes |
|
Vivid Colour
Natural Colour
B&W
Solarization |
| White Balance |
 |
Auto
Daylight
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Cloudy
Manual preset (custom) |
| Continuous |
 |
UHS (Ultra High Speed) -
7 fps @ 1280 x 960
Standard continuous - 2 fps |
| Movie clip |
|
Standard: 320 x 240, 15
fps, max 60 secs with or without audio
Night movie: 320 x 240, 15 fps, 60 sec max, with or without
audio
UHS: 640 x 480, 7 fps, without audio
Time-lapse movie: 640 x 480, 4 fps without audio |
| Voice memos |
|
5 or 15 seconds (max) with
still image |
| Built-in Flash |
|
Yes, pop-up |
| Flash Range
(approx.) |
|
Wide: 0.5 - 3.8 m (1.6 - 12.5 ft)
Tele: 0.5 - 3 m (1.6 - 9.8 ft)
|
| Flash Metering |
|
ADI (Advanced distance integration)
Pre-flash TTL
Manual flash control |
| Flash modes |
|
Auto
Anti Red-Eye
Flash On
Flash Off
Slow Sync (rear)
Wireless flash
|
| Flash compensation |
|
+/-2 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Flash sync
speed |
|
Any shutter speed |
| External flash |
|
Via flash hot shoe: Auto-flash metering
with Minolta Program Flash 5600HS(D), Program Flash 3600HS(D), Macro
Twin Flash 2400*, Macro Flash Ring 1200*
*Macro Flash Controller is necessary
Compatible with Minolta PC Flash Adapter |
| Data Imprinting |
|
Year/month/day (format can be changed)
Month/day/time
Text
Text and serial no.
None
|
| User memories |
|
Three user memories |
| Tripod mount |
|
Yes, metal |
| Self-timer |
|
Yes, 10 sec delay |
| Remote control
|
|
Optional extra, wired |
| Time-lapse
recording |
|
Yes, 2 - 99 frames, intervals:
1 - 10 min
15, 20, 30, 45, 60 min
Can be recorded as separate images or as a 4 fps movie clip |
| Video out |
|
Yes, selectable NTSC / PAL |
| Storage media |
 |
Compact Flash Type I or Type II,
IBM Microdrive compatible |
| Storage included |
|
16 MB Compact Flash card |
| Viewfinder |
 |
Electronic viewfinder
Ferroelectric LCD (4.8mm, 71,000 24-bit colour pixels)
Can be swivelled upwards through 90 degrees
Frame coverage 100%
Dioptre adjustment
Auto-display (eye proximity sensor) |
| LCD |
 |
1.8" TFT 112,000 pixels |
| LCD/Viewfinder |
|
Customizable live view display modes
(any can be enabled / disabled):
Standard display
Focus frame only
Standard display with histogram
Grid only
Scale only
Image only |
| Record zoom |
|
View can be magnified up to 4x for
accurate focusing (MF only) |
| Print compliance |
|
DPOF
Print Image Matching
ExifPrint (EXIF 2.2) |
| Playback zoom |
|
Yes, 2.0x, 2.5x, 4.0x, scrollable |
| Operating
system |
|
Proprietary |
| Connectivity |
 |
USB |
| Power |
 |
4 x AA batteries (1850 mAh
NiMH rechargeable included)
Optional AC-1L AC adapter |
| Battery charger |
 |
Yes, included |
| Weight (inc.
battery) |
|
639 g (1.4 lb) |
| Dimensions
(inc. grip) |
|
117 x 91 x 123 mm (4.6 x 3.6 x
4.8 in) |