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| Street Price US: $1500
UK: £999
Body Material Magnesium Alloy / Plastic
CCD pixels 5.24 megapixels
CCD effective output 4.92 megapixels
CCD size** 2/3"
CCD Colour Filter Array G - R - G - B
A/D Converter 12 bits
Max resolution 2560 x 1920
Lower resolutions 1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
640 x 480
Image ratio w:h 4:3
Image formats TIFF
RAW
JPEG (EXIF)
Quality Levels Super-Fine (TIFF)
Fine
Normal
Basic
Sensitivity equiv. Auto (ISO 100 - 200)
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
Zoom wide (W) 28 mm
Zoom tele (T) 200 mm (7x)
Zoom control Mechanical zoom ring on lens
Lens Thread 49 mm
Lens Max Aperture F2.8 - F3.5
Lens Construction 16 glass elements in 13 groups, 2 AD elements, 2 aspherical elements, coated
Digital zoom x2.0
Auto Focus Contrast detection, 3 "wide area" auto selected
Spot AF - flex focus point (movable focus point)
Auto Focus modes Continuous auto-focus (while LCD is on)
Single auto-focus (half-press of shutter release)
AF Illumination lamp No
Manual Focus Via "focus by wire" ring at rear of lens barrel
Normal focus range 50 cm (19.7 in) - Infinity
Macro focus range 25 cm (9.8 in) - 60 cm (23.6 in)
Min shutter 4 secs + Bulb in Manual Exposure mode; max 30 secs
Max shutter 1/2000 sec
Noise reduction No
Exposure Modes Program AE
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Full Manual
Scene mode: Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Night, Text
Aperture Priority Wide: F2.8, F3.5, F4, F4.5, F5.6, F6.7, F8
Tele: F3.5, F4, F4.5, F5.6, F6.7, F8, F9.5
Shutter Priority 4, 3, 2, 1.5, 1, 0.7, 0.5, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/15, 1/20, 1/30, 1/45, 1/60, 1/90, 1/125, 1/180, 1/250, 1/350, 1/500, 1/750, 1/1000, 1/1500, 1/2000 sec
Metering 300 Segment Metering
Center-Weighted Average
Spot
Exposure adjustment -2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV steps
AE Lock Yes, dedicated button
Auto bracketing 3 images
0.3, 0.5 or 1.0 EV steps
Picture Controls Contrast
Saturation (Colour)
Sharpness
Colour Modes Colour
B&W
White Balance Auto
Manual preset (custom)
Daylight
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Cloudy
Continuous Approx. 1.1 fps for 4 images (unconfirmed)
Movie clip 320 x 240, no audio, 60 sec max
Built-in Flash Yes, pop-up
Flash Range (approx.) Wide: 0.5 - 3.8 m (1.6 - 12.5 ft)
Tele: 0.5 - 3 m (1.6 - 9.8 ft)
Flash Metering ADI, Preflash TTL meter
Flash modes Auto
Anti Red-Eye
Flash On
Flash Off
Slow Sync (rear)
Flash compensation +/-2 EV in 0.3 EV steps
Flash synch speed Any shutter speed
External flash Yes, Minolta hot-shoe:
Program Flash 3600HS(D)
Program Flash 5600HS(D)
Macro Twin Flash 2400
Macro Ring Flash 1200
Data Imprinting Year/month/day (format can be changed)
Month/day/time
Text
Text and serial no.
None
Tripod mount Yes, metal
Self-timer Yes, 10 sec delay
Remote control Optional extra, wired
Time-lapse recording Yes, 2 - 99 frames, intervals:
1 - 10 min
15, 20, 30, 45, 60 min
Video out Yes, selectable NTSC / PAL
Storage media Compact Flash Type I or Type II, IBM Microdrive compatible
Storage included 16 MB Compact Flash card
Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder
Ferroelectric LCD (4.8mm, 71,000 24-bit colour pixels)
Can be swivelled upwards through 90 degrees
Frame coverage 100%
Dioptre adjustment
Automatic mode detects locality of eye
LCD 1.8" TFT 112,000 pixels
Record zoom View can be magnified up to 4x for accurate focusing (MF only)
Print compliance DPOF, Print Image Matching
Playback zoom Yes, 2.0x, 2.5x, 4.0x, scrollable
Operating system Proprietary
Connectivity USB
Battery 4 x AA batteries (NiMH recommended)
Battery charger No
Weight (inc. battery) 603 g (1.3 lb)
Dimensions (inc. grip) 117 x 91 x 113 mm (4.6 x 3.6 x 4.4 in) |