Minolta Maxxum 5 Manual

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DiMAGE 7 / DiMAGE 5

Technical Specifications

CCD:

DiMAGE 7:

2/3-typeinterlineprimary-colorCCD with a total of 5.24 million

pixels

DiMAGE 5:

1/1.8-typeinterlineprimary-colorCCD with a total of 3.34 million

pixels

Number of effective pixels:

DiMAGE 7:

4.95 million

DiMAGE 5:

3.17 million

A/D conversion:

12 bits

Camera sensitivity:

Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800 (ISO equivalent)

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Focal length:

DiMAGE 7:

7.2 – 50.8mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 - 200 mm)

DiMAGE 5:

7.2 – 50.8mm (35 mm equivalent: 35 - 250 mm)

Lens construction:

16 elements in 13 groups (includes 2 AD glass elements and 2

aspheric elements)

Maximum aperture:

f/2.8 – f/3.5

Minimum focus distance:

0.5m (from the CCD)

Minimum macro focus distance:

25cm (from the CCD)

Approx. 13cm (from the front of the lens)

Maximum magnification:

0.18X

Optical zooming control:

Manual zooming ring

Filter diameter:

49mm

Viewfinder type:

EVF (Electronic viewfinder)

Variable-position:0-90º

DiMAGE 7:

Automatic monitor amplification

Electronic magnification

Viewfinder LCD:

Ferroelectric 4.8mm (0.19 inch) reflective liquid crystal microdisplay

Equivalent visual resolution: 220,000 pixels

LCD monitor:

46mm (1.8 inch) TFT color

Total number of pixels: 122,000

Field of view:

EVF: 100% (approx.)

External LCD monitor: 100 % (approx.)

Display-modeswitch:

Auto-display,Electronic-viewfinderdisplay, ExternalLCD-monitor

display

Viewfinder magnification:

DiMAGE 7

0.31 – 2.1X

DiMAGE 5

0.38 – 2.58X

Diopter control:

– 5 ~ +0.5 diopter

Eye relief:

20mm (from the eyepiece)

17.5mm (from the eyepiece frame)

Shutter:

CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter

Shutter speeds:

1/2000 - 4 s, Bulb (max. 30 s)

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-shotAF, Continuous AF

Manual focus

Focus lock:

With AF/AE-lockbutton or by pressing theshutter-releasebutton

partway down

Metering:

Multi-segment,Center-weighted,Spot

Multi-segmentmetering:

DiMAGE 7

300 segments

DiMAGE 5

256 segments

Exposure control range:

Wide: Ev 1 – 17

Telephoto: Ev 1.6 – 17.7

Exposure modes:

Programmed AE (with program shift), Aperture priority, Shutter

priority, Manual

Exposure compensation: AE lock:

Flash metering:

Built-inflash range:

Flash modes:

Built-inflash recycling time: Flash compensation:Flash-syncspeeds: Dedicated external flash:

Continuous advance:

Interval recording:

Digital Enhanced Bracketing:

Self-timer:

Movie recording:

Digital subject program selection (Portrait, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Text)

± 2 Ev in 1/3 increments

With AF/AE-lockbutton or by pressing theshutter-releasebutton partway down

ADI, Pre-flashTTL

Wide: 0.5 - 3.8m (approx.) Telephoto: 0.5 - 3m (approx.) (Camera sensitivity: auto)

Fill-flash,Red-eyereduction, Rear flash sync 7 s (approx.)

± 2 Ev in 1/3 increments All shutter speeds

Auto-flashmetering with Program Flash 3600HS(D), Program Flash 5600HS(D), Macro Twin Flash 2400,* Macro Ring Flash 1200*

*Macro Flash Controller is necessary.

DiMAGE 7

1.1 fps (max.)

DiMAGE 5

1.3fps (max.)

*Continuous advance speed is approximate and may vary depending upon the subject and shooting conditions.

*Continuous advance is not available for images recorded in the super fine or RAW mode.

2 – 99 frames

Interval time: 1 – 10 min., 15 min., 20 min., 30 min., 45 min., 60 min. Exposure, Contrast, Color saturation

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Exposure: 1.0, 0.5, 0.3 Ev increments Contrast, Color saturation: fixed increments Number of brackets: 3 frames

10 s (approx.)

60 s (max.)

Operating time:

Color modes: White-balancecontrol:

Sharpness settings: Digital Effects Control: Digital zoom:

Delete function: Format function: Data imprinting:

Image-qualitymodes: Number of recorded pixels (Still images):

Number of recorded pixels (Movie clips):

DiMAGE 7

Start-uptime: 2.6 s (approx.)Shutter-releasetime lag: 0.13 s (approx.) Capturing interval: 0.9 s (approx.) Playback loading interval: 0.2 s (approx.)

DiMAGE 5

Start-uptime: 2.6 s (approx.)Shutter-releasetime lag: 0.1 s (approx.) Capturing interval: 0.75 s (approx.) Playback loading interval: 0.2 s (approx.) Color, Black and white

Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloudy), Custom

Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)

Exposure, Color saturation, Contrast compensation 2X

Single, multiple, or all frames can be deleted. Available in the setup mode

Year/month/day (Format can be changed.) Month/day/time

Text

Text and serial numbers Imprinting can be disabled.

Economy, Standard, Fine, Super fine, RAW

DiMAGE 7

2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480

DiMAGE 5

2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480

320 x 240

Storage capacity:

Approximate storage capacity of a 16 MB CompactFlash card**:

DiMAGE 7

DiMAGE 5

RAW:

1 frame

2 frames

Super fine:

1 frame

1 frame

Fine:

7 frames

9 frames

Standard:

15 frames

16 frames

Economy:

22 frames

27 frames

Movie

90 seconds

71 seconds

*Recorded pixels:

DiMAGE 7: 2560 x 1920

DiMAGE 5: 2048 x 1536

**Actual number of images may vary depending upon subjects.

Total number of seconds that can be stored

File format:

Exif 2.1 (JPEG, TIFF), Motion JPEG (AVI), RAW

DCF 1.0-compliant

DPOF-compliant(Supported by printing functions in ver. 1.1)

Exif tag information:

Date and time, Exposure mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value,

Exposure compensation value, Metering method, Flash on/off,

Camera sensitivity, White balance setting, Focal length, Color

space, etc.

Printing output control:

PRINT Image Matching

Recording media:

Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards

IBM Microdrive (170MB, 340MB, 512MB, 1GB)

PC interface:

USB ver. 1.1

Video output:

NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera)

Audio signal:

Tone indicates operation.

Audio signal can be disabled.

Batteries:

4 AA batteries (Ni-MH,alkaline)

Use of Ni-MHbatteries is recommended.

Battery performance

(Playback):

DiMAGE 7 & DiMAGE 5

Continuous playback time: 110 min. (approx.)

Based on Minolta’s standard test method: Ni-MH

batteries, external LCD monitor on, EVF off.

Battery performance

(Recording):

DiMAGE 7

Number of recorded images: 200 frames (approx.)

Based on Minolta’s standard test method: Ni-MHbatteries, EVF on,

external LCD monitor off, flash used with 50% of the frames, no

instant playback, standard image quality, full-sizeimages (2560 x

1920).

DiMAGE 5

Number of recorded images: 200 frames (approx.)

Based on Minolta’s standard test method: Ni-MHbatteries, EVF on,

external LCD monitor off, flash used with 50% of the frames, no

instant playback, standard image quality, full-sizeimages (2048 x

1536).

External power source:

6V DC with specified AC adapter (sold separately)

Dimensions:

116.5 (W) x 90.5 (H) x 112.5 (D) mm

Weight:

Approx. 505g (without batteries or recording media)

Operating temperature:

0-40ºC

Standard accessories:

AA Alkaline Batteries

Neck Strap for DiMAGE 7/5 NS-DG7

Lens Cap (49mm) LF-1249

Lens Shade for DiMAGE 7/5 DLS-7

Accessory Shoe Cap SC-9

Video Cable for DiMAGE 7/5 VC-100

CF Card 16MB

USB Cable for DiMAGE 7/5 USB-100

DiMAGE Software CD-ROM

Optional accessories:

Camera Case for DiMAGE 7/5 CS-DG7

External High Power Battery Pack Kit EBP-100

Remote Code RC-1000S

Remote Code RC-1000L

AC Adapter AC-1LorAC-2L

AC Adapter AC-1L

INPUT: 100 - 120V AC, 50/60Hz; OUTPUT: 6V DC, 2A

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AC Adapter AC-2L

INPUT: 100 - 240V AC, 50/60Hz; OUTPUT: 6V DC, 2A

Specifications and accessories are based on the information available at the time of printing and are subject to

change without notice. Printout sizes are approximate.

System Requirements

IBM PC/AT compatible computer with preinstalled Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98*, or Windows 98 Second Edition* and with a built-inUSB port as a standard interface.

Power Mac G4 (includes dual processor G4 and G4 Cube) series, G3 (Blue and White) series, iMac series, iBook, or PowerBook G3 with preinstalled Mac OS 8.6** – 9.1 and with a built-inUSB port as a standard interface.

Problems may be encountered depending on what other USB devices are being used in parallel with this product.

Only a built-inUSB 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 of the Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition must install dedicated driver software included in the DiMAGE 7 and DiMAGE 5 package.

**Users of the Mac OS 8.6 must download free dedicated driver software from the Apple Computer web site and install it.

System requirements are based on the latest information available at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice.

*Windows is either registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

*Macintosh is a trademark or registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

*Other corporate names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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The Tele Rokkor PF f2.8 MCII lens by Minolta feature an 135mm manual focus, an aperture that ranges between f2.8 and f22, a high-end and stylish MCII body design as well as embedded lens hood designed to protect your valued investment from scratches and abrasions.

The Minolta Maxxum Dynas AF 28mm Lens

This type of lens is very versatile, as it matches not only all the Dynax SLR and DLR cameras, but also the Sony Alpha DSLTs and DSLRs as well. Designed to produce clear, crisp and sharp images, the Minolta AF 28mm lens comes with a very smooth focus, a clean barrel and a rather cost-effective price tag as well.

The Minolta Rokkor-X 50mm Manual Focus Lens

The 50mm 1:1.4 manual focus lens by Minolta Rokkor can be easily adjusted, adapted and modified to be used for other cameras as well – it is suitable for Sony and Minolta, as well as for Nikon and Canon. What makes this lens so special is the fact that it comes with a very smooth bokeh and it also has a very sharp wide open. Moreover, the lens is made in Japan and it is designed to last in the long run.

The Minolta MD 50mm Lens

This mount lens measures no less than 50mm in diameter and it features a 1:1.7 aperture – made in Japan, this lens is volatile enough to work with film cameras and other types of cameras, and they are also a great choice for creating a soft background. Moreover, the lens can also be easily used to shoot in low light.

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Konica Minolta AF Zoom 75-300mm Lens

This is an f4.5-f5.6 SLR lens that works perfectly for the Maxxum SLR cameras – as a matter of fact, the lens is specifically created to be used with the Minolta Maxxum Autofocus SLR cameras. This is a technologically advanced lens that ensures an efficient focus and data flow from the ROM integrated circuit of the lens to the central processing unit of the camera, and it also features an advanced ADI flash metering. Last, but not least, the lens also has a wide focusing ring for better control and for the ultimate comfort.

The AF 35-105mm F3.5-F4.5 Minolta Maxxum Lens

This Minolta Maxxum lens vary greatly from the other ones describes above – compact and lightweight, this lens can be attached to any Sony camera within seconds.

The Minolta 2662-110 50mm Autofocus Lens

This autofocus lens is specifically designed to save photographers a lot of time and trouble – with an angle of view of 47 degrees and a magnification of 1-6.7, this lens matches a filter size of 55mm, an F-stop range of 1.4-22 and a minimum focus distance of no less than 1.5 feet.

The Minolta AF 35-80mm F4-5.6 Silver Zoom

The Minolta Silver Zoom lens are fully compatible with all the Minolta Maxxum AF SLR Cameras, it features a construction of 8 different elements in 8 groups and comes with a generous diameter of 49mm. Designed to ensure a high-quality accuracy and an impeccable color rendition, the Minolta Silver Zoom is made with top-notch optical glass!

The Minolta Maxxum AF 70-210mm Telephoto Zoom Lens

This Telephoto Zoom Lens is specifically designed to be used with Sony Alpha, and it is extremely popular amongst photographers who work with Konica Minolta products. Featuring a sturdy and very durable construction combined with high quality optics, the Minolta Maxxum AF 70-210mm is a great choice for professionals who do not want to make any compromise when it comes to the clarity of their photos.

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Moreover, this lens also promises to deliver impeccable performance, minimal distortion, high-quality color rendition as well as an irreproachable AF speed. Although this is certainly not the cheapest type of Minolta lens available on the market, it is undoubtedly worth the investment, both from a functional and an aesthetic point of view. Overall, it is safe to say that this lens is a very versatile, stable and durable, and it also has a very specific and distinctive feel to it that simply makes it one of a kind.

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Telephoto Zoom For Minolta Cameras

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Though it isn’t manufactured by Minolta, the Sigma DG Macro Telephoto Zoom lens is designed to be compatible with Minolta threading, not to mention Sony, Nikon, and Canon cameras. You should still check to make sure that your particular model of camera can fit the lens.

This lens will let you take the best shots of small objects like flowers or insects. With 14 different lens elements organized in 10 functional groups, this lens is also capable of taking highly intimate portrait photos that show the blemishes of your subject.

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You’ll need to be an experienced macro photographer to get the most out of this lens, however. The zoom features on the lens require a delicate touch to get the best focus, and being experienced is the best way to get a good result.