Aspect Ratio, Continuous Advance Approx 3 fps

Specifications:

Camera Type: Interchangeable-lens digital SLR camera

Lens Mount: Minolta A-type bayonet mount

Image Capture: Total pixels: 6.3 million, effective pixels: 6.1 million CCD (23.5mm x 15.7mm, Interline primary color, interlace scan

Sensitivity: Auto and 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200 ISO equivalents

Aspect Ratio: 3:2

Recording: Recording Media: Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards, Microdrive, SD Memory Cards, and MultiMedia Cards with optional CompactFlash Adapter SD-SF

File Format: JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG (DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF (supported by printing functions in ver/1.1), Exif 2.2)

Number of Recorded Pixels: L: 3008 x 2000, M: 2256 x 1496, S:1504 x 1000

Storage Capacity: Approximate storage capacity of a 256MB

CompactFlash Card:
	L	M	S
RAW	26 frames	—	—
RAW+JPEG	19 frames	21 frames	23 frames
Extra Fine	41 frames	72 frames	157 frames
Fine	81 frames	141 frames	292 frames
Standard	1138 frames	1235 frames	463 frames

Color Modes: Natural: sRGB, Natural +: sRGB, Adobe RGB

Image Quality Modes: Standard, Fine, Extra Fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG (Fine)

Image Correction: Contrast, Color saturation, Sharpness, Hue (5 levels)

Noise Reduction: Available (at shutter speed longer than 1 sec., ON/OFF selectable)

Delete Function: Single frame, Marked frames, or All frames in a folder in card can be deleted.

White Balance Control: Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting available

Playback: LCD monitor: 2.5-inch TFT color; Total pixels: 207,000;

Navigation system: (Enlarged display, Automatic rotate function); Number

of frame displayed: 1, Index (4, 9, 16 selectable); Display mode: Image only, Image + text, Image + text + histogram; Enlarged playback (up to approx. 5x), Luminance limit Display, File browser, Slideshow, Instant bracket playback

Autofocus System: Through-the-lens (TTL) phase-detection system

AF Sensors: CCD line sensors (9 points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor)

AF Sensitivity Range: EV -1–EV18 (ISO 100)

Autofocus Area: Wide focus area, any local focus area is selectable from 9 point sensors

Focus Modes: Autofocus/Manual focus can be selected.

Autofocus Modes: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Automatic Autofocus (DMF is selectable in menu); Predictive focus control for moving subjects; Auto-tracking focus point display

Focus Lock: By pressing the shutter release button halfway down

AF Illuminator: With built-in flash, 3.3–16.4 ft.

Autoexposure System: TTL metering using 14-segment honeycomb- pattern SPC (14-segment Honeycomb-pattern/Center-weighted/Spot metering)

Metering Range: EV 0–20 (EV 3–20 in spot metering) *at ISO100 with f/1.4 lens

Exposure Modes: P/Full-auto program (Programmed AE with program shift), A (Aperture priority), S (Shutter priority), M (Manual)

Exposure Compensation: +/- 3 EV in 1/2 increments, +/- 2 EV in 1/3 increments

AE Lock: Automatically activated with AF lock, Available with AE lock button

Flash Metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control

Guide Number: 12 (in meters at ISO 100), 17 (in meters ISO 200)

Flash Coverage: 24mm

Recycling Time: 3 sec. (approx.)

Flash Control: Manual switchover type. Lift-up for Fill Flash, push down for Flash Cancel

Flash Modes: Fill Flash, Flash Cancel, Red-eye Reduction (pre-flash), Wireless/Remote Off-camera Flash, Rear Flash Sync., High-Speed Sync

Flash Compensation: +/- 2 EV in 1/2 increments

Accessory External Flashes: Program Flash 5600HS(D), 3600HS(D), 2500(D), Macro Twin Flash 2400*, Macro Ring Flash 1200* with flash sync. terminal

*Macro Flash Controller is necessary

Shutter: Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter

Shutter Speed Range: 30–1/4000 sec., Bulb

Flash Sync Speed: 1/160 sec. (with Anti-shake OFF), 1/125 sec. (with Anti-shake ON)

Drive Modes: Single, Continuous; 10 sec. /2 sec. self-timer; Single bracket, Continuous bracket

Continuous Advance: Approx 3 fps

Approximate number of frames that can be captured at one time:

	L	M	S
RAW	9 frames	-	-
RAW+JPEG	9 frames	9 frames	9 frames
Extra fine	12 frames	14 frames	20 frames
Fine	15 frames	19 frames	30 frames
Standard	19 frames	26 frames	43 frames

L: 3008 x 2000, M: 2256 x 1496, S: 1504 x 1000

Exposure Bracketing: In 0.3/0.5 EV increments, 3/5 frames

Interval Recording: Interval time: 30 sec. / 1–10, 15, 20, 30, 45,

60min., 2–240 frames. Start timer is equipped (Setting: 0.5–24H, in 0.5 increments)

Other Functions: Instant playback, Customizing, Zone matching

Anti-Shake:CCD-Shift Anti-shake system with LED indicator in viewfinder; Anti-shake effect equivalent to 2–3 steps in shutter speed (Actual effect varies depending on shooting conditions and the lens used.)

Viewfinder: Eye-level fixed pentaprism

Focusing Screen: Spherical Acute Matte (G-type standard) *Interchangeable focusing screens available (type M, L, ML) at service facilities.

Field-of-View: Approx. 95%

Magnification: 0.9X (with 50mm lens focused on infinity)

Diopter Control: -3.0 to +1.0 m-1

Eye Relief: 25mm from the eyepiece, 21mm from the eyepiece frame in -1 m-1; Eyepiece cup is removable.

Video Output: NTSC / PAL

Audio Signal: Yes

Printing Output Control: Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II, PictBridge

PC Interface: USB 2.0 High-Speed

Remote Function: Remote data storage available (Remote-storage function software DiMAGE Transfer for Maxxum7D is available for free download. (It will be released in January 2005.)