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13th February 2004
Konica Minolta Introduces High Performance 4 Megapixel Digital Camera
578: Konica Minolta Introduces High Performance 4 Megapixel Digital Camera


Specifications
Number of effective pixels 4.0 million
CCD 1/2.5-type interline primary-color CCD Total pixels: 4.2 million
Camera sensitivity Auto and 50,100, 200, and 400 ISO equivalents
Focal length 6.3 - 63mm (35mm equivalent: 38 - 380mm)
Lens construction 11 elements in 7 groups (includes two elements with three aspheric surfaces)
Maximum aperture f/2.8 - f/3.7
Minimum focus distance Wide: 1.6ft (0.5m) from front of lens
Telephoto: 6.6ft (2m) from front of lens
Wide: 1.9ft (0.57m) from CCD
Telephoto: 6.8ft (2.07m) from CCD
Minimum macro distance   Super Macro Standard macro
Focal length 11.1mm* Wide Telephoto
From front of lens 1.2 in. (3 cm) 2.6 in. (7 cm) 39.3 in. (100 cm)
From CCD 3.9 in. (10 cm) 5.5 in. (14 cm) 42.1in. (107 cm)
" at 11.1mm only
Maximum magnification 0.15x Equivalent to 0.90x in 35mm format
Area covered at maximum magnification 1.5 x 1.1 inches (39 x 28mm)
LCD monitor 3.8cm (1.5 inch) low-temperature polysilicon TFT color with anti- reflection coating Total number of pixels: 113,000 Automatic monitor amplification
Field of view Viewfinder: Approximately 98% LCD monitor: Approximately 100 %
Display-mode switch Viewfinder display, LCD-monitor display Switch Finder system allows the monitor to be viewed directly or through the viewfinder.
Diopter control - 3 ~ +1m-1
Eye relief 18.8mm
Shutter CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter
Shutter speed range 4 - 1/1000 second in programmed-AE and aperture-priority modes. 15 - 1/1000 second in shutter-priority and manual exposure modes. Bulb (maximum 30 seconds) 2 - 1/1000 second in auto-recording and Digital Subject Programs
Autofocus system Rapid AF: a combination of a passive AF sensor with the video AF system
Autofocus areas 3-Point Wide Focus Area Spot focus areas with Focus Area Selection
Focus modes Single-shot AF, Continuous AF with predictive focus control, Full- time AF, Manual focus.
Focus lock By pressing shutter-release button partway down.
Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Multi-segment metering 256 segments
Exposure modes Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual
Digital Subject Programs Portrait, Sports action, Landscape, Sunset, Night portrait. Automatic and manual selection.
Exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 increments
AE lock By pressing shutter-release button partway down
Flash metering Pre-flash TTL
Flash range Wide: Approximately 0.8 - 20 ft. (0.23 - 6.1 m) from CCD Telephoto: Approximately 4.1 - 15 ft. (1.27 - 4.6 m) from CCD (Camera sensitivity: auto)
Flash modes Autoflash, Autoflash with red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Slow-shutter sync. Autoflash not available with aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual exposure modes. Flash cancel by pushing the built-in flash down.
Flash recycling time Approximately 5 seconds
Flash compensation ± 2 EV in 1/3 increments
Flash-sync speeds All shutter speeds
External flashes Auto-flash metering with Program/Maxxum Flash 2500 (D), Program/Maxxum 3600HS (D), Program/Maxxum Flash 5600HS (D)
 
Continuous advance - UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous advance: Approximately Ten 1280x960 frames in one second
- Standard continuous advance: Approximately 1.5 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 with the continuous-advance drive modes:
UHS continuous advance
1280x960
Fine 10 frames
Standard
Economy
Standard continuous advance
2272x1704 1600x1200 1280x960 640x480
Fine 5 frames
Standard
Economy
*Actual number of images may vary depending upon the subject and camera settings.
Progressive Capture Maximum number of images that can be recorded with the Progressive Capture mode: UHS: 12 frames (10 frames per second) Standard: 5 frames (2.5 frames per second)
Exposure bracketing Three frame bracket in 1.0, 0.5, 0.3 EV increments
Self-timer Approximately 10 seconds
Movie Recording time dependent on memory card capacity, image size, and frame rate Frame rate: 15 frames per second, 30 frames per second Fast forward and rewind control With and without monaural audio with playback volume control. Jogging, Movie frame capture, Movie editing, Night movie (automatic selection or disabled)
White balance control Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash), Custom
Digital Effects Control Contrast compensation, Sharpness
Contrast compensation Three levels (Low, Normal, High)
Sharpness settings Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)
Color modes Natural Color, Vivid Color, Black and white, Sepia
Noise reduction User selectable dark noise reduction
Digital zoom Maximum 4x in 0.1x increments
Copy function To copy single or multiple images to the same or another memory card
E-mail Copy function Creates a compressed 640 x 480 or 160 x 120 JPEG image for transmission
Date imprinting Year/month/day (Format can be changed.) Imprinting can be disabled
Key customization The function activated by the flash-mode button can be changed.
Image-quality modes Fine, Standard, Economy
Number of recorded pixels (Still images) 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 1280 x 960 in UHS continuous-advance mode
Number of recorded pixels (Movie clips) 800 x 600, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120
Storage capacity Approximate storage capacity of a 16MB SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card:
Still images
  2272x1704 1600x1200 1280x960 640x480
Fine 7 frames 14 frames 22 frames 69 frames
Standard 14 frames 27 frames 39 frames 100 frames
Economy 27 frames 47 frames 69 frames 150 frames
Movie clips
  800x600 640x480 320x240 160x120
30 frames per second - 13 seconds 21 seconds 1 minute 22 seconds
15 frames per second 28 seconds 25 seconds 41 seconds 2 minutes 30 seconds
* Movie clips recorded with audio.
* Actual number of images may vary depending upon the subject and memory card used.
File formats JPEG, Motion JPEG (MOV) : with audio DCF 2.0-compliant DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in version 1.1) Exif 2.21
Folder name formats Standard, Date
Printing output control Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II, PictBridge
Recording media SD (Secure Digital) Memory Cards, MultiMediaCards
Computer interface Full-speed 12Mbps data transfer with USB 2.0 compatible computer
AV output NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera)
Batteries Four AA batteries: Alkaline, Ni-MH
Battery performance (Playback) Approximate continuous playback time: 180 minutes with alkaline batteries.
Battery performance (Recording) Approximate number of recorded images: 250 Conforming to CIPA ( included AA alkaline batteries, included SD memory card )
External power source 6V DC with specified AC adapter (sold separately)
Dimensions (WxHxD) 4.31 x 3.05 x 3.15 inches (109.5 x 77.5 x 80mm)
Weight Approximately 10.8oz. (305g) without batteries or recording media
Operating temperature 32-104°F (0-40ºC)
Standard accessories Neck Strap NS-DG6000, Lens Cap LF-242A, Accessory Shoe Cap SC-1000, AV Cable AVC-400, 16MB SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card, USB Cable USB-500, DiMAGE Viewer, ArcSoft VideoImpression 2 CD-ROM (for windows only), Four AA Alkaline batteries
Optional accessories AC Adapter AC-1L, Camera Case CS-W20, Leather Neck Strap NS- DG1000, External High Power Battery Pack Kit EBP-100, Wide Converter Kit ZCW-100, Adapter ring for attaching filter/converter ZCA-100, Konica Minolta Program Flash 3600HS (D), 5600HS (D), and 2500(D)


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 pre-installed Mac OS 9.0 – 9.2.2, Mac OS X v10.1.3 – 10.1.5, and v10.2.1 – 10.2.8, v10.3-10.3.2 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 Z2 package.
• Specifications, accessories and system requirements are subject to change without notice.

 
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