Street Price |
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US: $1500
UK: £999 |
Body Material |
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Magnesium Alloy / Plastic |
CCD pixels |
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5.24 megapixels |
CCD effective output |
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4.92 megapixels |
CCD size** |
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2/3" |
CCD Colour Filter Array |
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G -
R - G -
B |
A/D Converter |
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12 bits |
Max resolution |
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2560 x 1920 |
Lower resolutions |
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1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
640 x 480 |
Image ratio
w:h |
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4:3 |
Image formats |
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TIFF
RAW
JPEG (EXIF) |
Quality Levels |
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Super-Fine (TIFF)
Fine
Normal
Basic |
Sensitivity equiv. |
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Auto (ISO 100 - 200)
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800 |
Zoom wide (W) |
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28 mm |
Zoom tele (T) |
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200 mm (7x) |
Zoom control |
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Mechanical zoom ring on lens |
Lens Thread |
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49 mm |
Lens Max Aperture |
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F2.8 - F3.5 |
Lens Construction |
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16 glass elements in 13 groups,
2 AD elements, 2 aspherical elements, coated |
Digital zoom |
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x2.0 |
Auto Focus |
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Contrast detection, 3 "wide
area" auto selected
Spot AF - flex focus point (movable focus point) |
Auto Focus modes |
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Continuous auto-focus (while
LCD is on)
Single auto-focus (half-press of shutter release) |
AF Illumination lamp |
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No |
Manual Focus |
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Via "focus by wire" ring
at rear of lens barrel |
Normal focus range |
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50 cm (19.7 in) - Infinity |
Macro focus range |
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25 cm (9.8 in) - 60 cm (23.6 in)
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Min shutter |
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4 secs + Bulb in Manual Exposure
mode; max 30 secs |
Max shutter |
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1/2000 sec |
Noise reduction |
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No |
Exposure Modes |
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Program AE
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Full Manual
Scene mode: Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Night, Text |
Aperture Priority |
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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 |
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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 |
Metering |
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300 Segment Metering
Center-Weighted Average
Spot
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Exposure adjustment |
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-2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV
steps |
AE Lock |
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Yes, dedicated button |
Auto bracketing |
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3 images
0.3, 0.5 or 1.0 EV steps |
Picture Controls |
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Contrast
Saturation (Colour)
Sharpness
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Colour Modes |
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Colour
B&W |
White Balance |
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Auto
Manual preset (custom)
Daylight
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Cloudy |
Continuous |
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Approx. 1.1 fps for 4 images (unconfirmed) |
Movie clip |
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320 x 240, no audio, 60 sec max |
Built-in Flash |
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Yes, pop-up |
Flash Range (approx.) |
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Wide: 0.5 - 3.8 m (1.6 - 12.5 ft)
Tele: 0.5 - 3 m (1.6 - 9.8 ft)
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Flash Metering |
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ADI, Preflash TTL meter |
Flash modes |
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Auto
Anti Red-Eye
Flash On
Flash Off
Slow Sync (rear)
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Flash compensation |
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+/-2 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
Flash synch speed |
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Any shutter speed |
External flash |
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Yes, Minolta hot-shoe:
Program Flash 3600HS(D)
Program Flash 5600HS(D)
Macro Twin Flash 2400
Macro Ring Flash 1200 |
Data Imprinting |
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Year/month/day (format can be changed)
Month/day/time
Text
Text and serial no.
None
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Tripod mount |
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Yes, metal |
Self-timer |
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Yes, 10 sec delay |
Remote control |
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Optional extra, wired |
Time-lapse recording |
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Yes, 2 - 99 frames, intervals:
1 - 10 min
15, 20, 30, 45, 60 min |
Video out |
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Yes, selectable NTSC / PAL |
Storage media |
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Compact Flash Type I or Type II,
IBM Microdrive compatible |
Storage included |
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16 MB Compact Flash card |
Viewfinder |
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Electronic viewfinder
Ferroelectric LCD (4.8mm, 71,000 24-bit colour pixels)
Can be swivelled upwards through 90 degrees
Frame coverage 100%
Dioptre adjustment
Automatic mode detects locality of eye |
LCD |
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1.8" TFT 112,000 pixels |
Record zoom |
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View can be magnified up to 4x for
accurate focusing (MF only) |
Print compliance |
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DPOF, Print Image Matching |
Playback zoom |
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Yes, 2.0x, 2.5x, 4.0x, scrollable |
Operating system |
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Proprietary |
Connectivity |
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USB |
Battery |
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4 x AA batteries (NiMH recommended)
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Battery charger |
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No |
Weight (inc. battery) |
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603 g (1.3 lb) |
Dimensions (inc. grip) |
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117 x 91 x 113 mm (4.6 x 3.6 x
4.4 in) |
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