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12th February 2004
Konica Minolta Introduces 8 Megapixel Single Lens-Reflex (SLR)-Type Digital Camera
571: Konica Minolta Introduces 8 Megapixel Single Lens-Reflex (SLR)-Type Digital Camera

Specifications

Specifications

Number of effective pixels 8.0 million
CCD 2/3-type interlaced primary-color CCD Total pixels: 8.3 million
A/D conversion 12 bit
Camera sensitivity Auto, ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800 equivalents
Focal length 7.2 – 50.8mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 - 200 mm)
Lens construction 16 elements in 13 groups (includes two AD glass elements and two aspheric elements)
Maximum aperture f/2.8 – f/3.5
Minimum focus distance 1.6 ft. (0.5m) from CCD
Macro focus range At 7.2mm: 11.8 – 23.6 in. (30 – 60 cm) from CCD 8.3 – 20 in. (21 – 51 cm) from front of lens At 42.7 – 50.8mm: 9.8 – 23.6 in. (25 – 60 cm) from CCD 5.1 – 19.7 in. (13 – 50 cm) from front of lens
Maximum magnification 0.177x (1: 5.65) Equivalent to 0.7x (1: 1.43) in 35mm format
Area covered at maximum magnification 2.05 x 1.54in. (52 x 39 mm)
Optical zooming control Manual zooming ring
Filter diameter 49mm
Viewfinder type EVF (Electronic viewfinder) Variable-position: 0-90Ί
Viewfinder LCD 11mm (0.44 inch) TFT liquid-crystal microdisplay Total pixels: 922,000 pixels
LCD monitor 46mm (1.8 inch) low-temperature polysilicon TFT color Variable-position: -20- 90Ί Total pixels: 118,000
Automatic monitor amplification Activates in low light.
Field of view EVF: Approximately 100% External LCD monitor: Approximately 100%
Display-mode switch Auto-display, Electronic-viewfinder display, External LCD-monitor display
Diopter control – 3.5 ~ +1.5 m-1
Eye relief 19.5 mm at -1 m-1
Shutter CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter
Shutter speed range 30 - 1/4000 seconds Bulb (maximum 30 seconds)
Autofocus system Video AF
Autofocus areas Wide focus area, Spot focus point Flex Focus Point control is available with the spot focus point.
Focus modes Autofocus: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Full-time AF, Subject Tracking AF. Manual focus with 3.3x or Flex Digital Magnifier (FDM) with 3.3x
Full-time AF With the spot focus point or Flex Focus Point. Full-time AF can be disabled.
Subject Tracking AF With continuous AF. Subject Tracking AF can be disabled.
Focus lock By pressing shutter-release button partway down.
Subject lock With Subject Tracking AF by pressing shutter-release button partway down.
Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot (center or with Flex Focus Point)
Multi-segment metering 300 segments
Exposure control range Programmed AE and aperture-priority modes:
Wide: EV –1.7 – 20
Telephoto: EV –1.2 – 20.7
Shutter-priority and manual modes:
Wide: EV – 2 – 19
Telephoto: EV – 1.4 – 19
Exposure modes Programmed AE (with program shift), Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual
Digital Subject Programs Portrait, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait
Exposure compensation ± 2 EV in 1/3 increments
AE lock With AE-lock button or by pressing the shutter-release button partway down
Flash control ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control
Flash range Wide: Approximately 1.6 – 12.5 ft. (0.5 - 3.8m) Telephoto: Approximately 1.6 – 9.8 ft. (0.5 – 3.0m) (Camera sensitivity: auto)
Flash modes Fill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear flash sync, Wireless/Remote flash
Flash recycling time Approximately 5 seconds
Flash compensation ± 2 EV in 1/3 increments
Flash-sync speed All shutter speeds
External flashes Auto-flash metering with Program/Maxxum Flash 2500 (D), 3600HS (D), 5600HS (D), Macro Twin Flash 2400,* Macro Ring Flash 1200.*
*Macro Flash Controller is necessary. Non-dedicated off-camera flash units can be used using the camera’s flash-sync terminal.
Continuous advance - UHS continuous advance: 7 frames per second (640x480)
- High-speed continuous advance: Maximum 2.7 frames per second
- Standard continuous advance: Maximum 1.8 frames per second
Actual speed may vary depending upon the subject and camera settings.
Approximate number of frames that can be captured at one time:
  3264x2448 2560x1920 2080x1560 1600x1200 640x480
RAW 3 frames - - - -
TIFF - - - - -
Extra fine 3 frames 3 frames 3 frames 3 frames 3 frames
Fine 3 frames 3 frames 3 frames 3 frames 3 frames
Standard 3 frames 3 frames 3 frames 3 frames 3 frames
*Actual number of images may vary depending upon the subject and camera settings.
Interval recording 2 – 240 frames
Interval time: 30 seconds, 1 – 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes.
Start time: 0-24 hours in 0.5 hour increments.
Exposure bracketing Three-frame bracket in 0.5 and 0.3 EV increments
Digital Enhanced Bracketing Three-frame contrast, color saturation, or filter bracket in fixed increments.
Self-timer Approximately 10 seconds, 2 seconds
Movie - Standard movie mode: Maximum 15 minutes at 30 frames per second with monaural audio
- Night movie mode: Maximum 15 minutes at 30 frames per second with monaural audio
Automatic selection function between standard and night movie modes available.
- Time-lapse movie mode: no audio and played back at 4 frames per second
Audio Voice memo: Maximum 15 seconds monaural audio with still image
Color modes Natural Color (sRGB), Vivid Color (sRGB), Adobe RGB, Embedded Adobe RGB, Black and white (neutral and toned), Solarization
Camera color spaces sRGB, Adobe RGB
White-balance control Automatic
Preset (Daylight, Tungsten, Shade, Cloudy, Flash, and Fluorescent settings) with fine adjustments in seven levels.
Custom (three settings)
Sharpness settings Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)
Digital Effects Control Color saturation, Contrast compensation, Filter
Noise reduction User selectable dark noise reduction
Digital zoom 2x with still images
Data imprinting Year/month/day (Format can be changed.)
Month/day/hour:minute
Text
Text and serial numbers
Imprinting can be disabled.
Custom functions Control dial customization. User-selectable function can be assigned to the function dial.
Image-quality modes RAW, TIFF, Extra fine, Fine, Standard
Number of recorded pixels (Still images) 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176(in 3:2 mode), 2560 x 1920, 2080 x 1560, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Number of recorded pixels (Movie clips) 320 x 240 in standard and night movie modes
544 x 408 in standard and night movie modes
640 x 480 in time-lapse movie mode
Storage capacity Approximate storage capacity of a 16 MB CompactFlash card:
  3264x2448 3264x2176 2560x1920 2080x1560 1600x1200 640x480
RAW 1 frame - - - - -
RAW + JPEG 0 frames 0 frames 1 frame 1 frames 1 frame 1 frame
TIFF 0 frames 0 frames 1 frame 1 frames 2 frames 15 frames
Extra fine 1 frame 1 frame 2 frames 4 frames 7 frames 35 frames
Fine 3 frames 4 frames 5 frames 8 frames 14 frames 47 frames
Standard 6 frames 7 frames 10 frames 14 frames 23 frames 64 frames
Movie 33 seconds with 320x240 images at 15 frames per second
* Still images recorded without voice memo.
** Actual number of images may vary depending upon the subject and memory card used.
File formats DCF 2.0-compliant DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in version 1.1) Exif 2.21
Printing output control Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II
Recording media Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards IBM Microdrive (170MB, 340MB, 512MB, 1GB)
Computer interface USB (*2.0 High speed)
Direct print PictBridge
AV output NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera)
Batteries One NP-400 lithium-ion battery
Battery performance (Playback) Approximate continuous playback time: 240 minutes with NP-400 lithium-ion battery, External LCD monitor on, EVF off.
Battery performance (Recording) Approximate number of recorded images: 280 frames with NP-400 lithium- ion battery, EVF off, External LCD monitor on, Full-size images (3264 x 2448), Fine image quality, No instant playback, No voice memo, Flash used with 50% of the frames.
External power source 6V DC with specified AC adapter (sold separately)
Dimensions (WxHxD) 4.61 x 3.35 x 4.47 in. (117 x 85 x 113.5mm)
Weight Approximately 19.9 oz. (565 g) without batteries or recording media
Operating temperature 32-104 ΊF (0-40 ΊC)
Standard accessories Neck Strap NS-DG4000, Lens Cap (49mm) LF-1349, Accessory Shoe Cap, AV Cable AVC-400, USB Cable USB-500, DiMAGE Viewer, ULEAD Video Studio 7 SE, Lens Shade DLS-2, Lithium-ion Battery NP 400, Lithium-ion Battery Charger BC-400
Optional accessories AC Adapter AC-1L, Camera Case CS-DG7, Leather Neck Strap NS- DG1000, Holding Strap HS-2, Accessory Shoe Cap SC-1000, External High Power Battery Pack Kit EBP-100, Remote Cord RC-1000S, Remote Cord RC- 1000L, Step Up Adapter 49mm – 62mm, CompactFlash, Adapter for SD Memory Cards SD-CF1, Vertical Control Grip Battery Pack BP-400, Telephoto, Converter ACT-100, Wide-angle Converter ACW-100, DiMAGE Capture

System Requirements

IBM PC/AT compatible computers with Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98*, or Windows 98 Second Edition* and with a USB port as standard interface.

Apple Macintosh computers with Mac OS 9.0 – 9.2.2, Mac OS X v10.1.3-10.1.5, or v10.2.1 – 10.2.8, v10.3 – 10.3.1 and with a USB port as standard interface.

• The computer and operating system must be guaranteed by their manufacturers to support USB interface.
• Problems may be encountered depending on what other USB devices are being used in parallel with this product.
• Only a built-in USB port is supported. Problems may be encountered when the camera is connected to a USB hub.
• Normal operation may not be possible even when all the system requirements are met.
* Users with Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition must install dedicated driver software included in the DiMAGE A2 package.
Specifications, accessories and system requirements are subject to change without notice.
 
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