Camera Type: |
35mm SLR with built-in flash, auto focus (AF), and autoexposure (AE) |
Film Type: |
35mm film |
Lens Mount: |
Minolta A mount (metal mount) |
Eye-start Automation: |
AF and AE automatically activated/deactivated by combination of eyepiece and grip sensors. Eye-start Automation can be disabled.
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Focus system: |
AF sensor system: |
Minolta's TTL phase-detection system with CCD line sensors (7-point AF system with a center cross-hair sensor) |
Sensitivity range: |
Ev -1 - 18 (at ISO 100) |
AF illuminator: |
Built-in flash automatically activated to aid focusing in low light and low-contrast situation. Range: approx. 1 - 5m (with 50mm lens) |
Autofocus areas: |
Wide focus area Any local focus area can be selected from the 7-point sensors. |
Predictive Focus Control: |
Multi-dimensional Predictive Focus Control for moving subjects |
Focus modes: |
Autofocus, Manual focus |
Manual focus: |
Visually monitoring the viewfinder focusing screen or the focus signals on the viewfinder data panel |
Exposure system: |
Metering: |
Ambient: 14-segment Honeycomb-Pattern, Spot Flash metering: Direct TTL OTF (ADI or TTL multi-segment can be selected with a custom function.) |
Metering cell: |
14-segment Honeycomb-Pattern SPC (silicone photocell), 4-segment flash-metering SPC |
Metering range: |
14-segment Honeycomb-Pattern: Ev 1-20 Spot: Ev 4-20 (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens) |
Exposure modes: |
Programmed AE (with PA/PS Creative Program Control), Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual |
Subject program selection: |
5 user-selectable programs tailored to specific subject or scene characteristics - Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports action, Night portrait |
Shutter and aperture control: |
In 0.5 Ev increments Exposure compensation: ±3 Ev in 0.5 Ev increments |
Exposure bracketing: |
3 exposures in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 Ev increments |
ISO setting: |
Automatic setting for DX-coded film Manual setting Non DX coded film is set to the previous ISO setting. |
ISO range: |
Automatic setting: ISO 25 - 5000 in 1/3 Ev increments Manual setting: ISO 6 - 6400 in 1/3 Ev increments With flash: ISO 25 - 1000 |
AE lock: |
Exposure is automatically locked when focus is locked. Exposure within the spot metering area is locked with the spot AE-lock button. |
Shutter: |
Type: |
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
Speed: |
1/4000 - 30 s, Bulb (up to approx. 7 h with fresh batteries) |
Flash-sync speed: |
1/125 s or slower With shutter speeds faster than 1/125s, camera automatically switches to high-speed sync (HSS)*. * available with Program Flash 5400HS, 5600HS(D), and 3600HS(D) |
Flash: |
Type: |
Built-in |
Guide number: |
12 (in meters at ISO 100) |
Coverage: |
28mm |
Flash modes: |
- In programmed AE and subject program selection modes: autoflash. Fill flash and flash cancel can be selected. - In aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual modes: fill flash is manually selected. - Red-eye reduction (using pre-flash) - Wireless/remote off-camera flash (including ratio flash function) |
Viewfinder: |
Type: |
Eye-level fixed pentaprism |
Focusing screen: |
Spherical acute matte |
Field of view: |
90 x 90% of film frame (with 50mm lens focused at infinity) |
Magnification: |
0.75X (with 50mm lens focused at infinity) |
Eye-relief: |
16mm from the eyepiece, 13mm from the eyepiece frame |
Diopter: |
-1 diopter |
Eyepiece cup: |
Removable |
Depth-of-field preview: |
Control placed on the front of the camera |
Film transport: |
Type: |
Automatic with built-in motor drive Auto threading, Auto advance to first frame, Auto rewind, Manual start of rewind |
Film advance: |
Single frame advance, Continuous advance |
Continuous advance speed: |
3 fps (max.) |
Rewind time: |
Approx. 8 s (with 24-exposure film) |
Film Chamber Lock: |
Automatically locks the back cover when the film is loaded |
Self-timer: |
Electronic with 10-second delay Self-timer can be canceled.
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