Number of effective pixels

5.0 million

CCD

2/3-type interline primary-color CCD Total pixels: 5.2 million

A/D conversion

12 bit

Camera sensitivity

Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800 equivalents

Focal length

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

Lens construction

16 elements in 13 groups (includes two AD glass elements and two aspheric elements)

Maximum aperture

f/2.8 – f/3.5

Minimum focus distance

1.6 ft. (0.5m) from CCD

Macro focus range

At 7.2mm: 11.8 – 23.6 inches / 30 – 60 cm from CCD 8.3 – 20 inches / 21 – 51 cm from front of lens At 42.7 – 50.8mm: 9.8 – 23.6 inches / 25 – 60 cm from CCD 5.1 – 19.7 inches / 13 – 50 cm from front of lens

Maximum magnification

0.177x (1: 5.65) Equivalent to 0.7x (1: 1.43) in 35mm format

Area covered at maximum magnification

1.97 x 1.46 inches / 50 x 37mm

Optical zooming control

Manual zooming ring

Filter diameter

49mm

Viewfinder type

EVF (Electronic viewfinder) Variable-position: 0-90º Automatic monitor amplification Electronic magnification

Viewfinder LCD

Ferroelectric 4.8mm (0.19 inch) reflective liquid crystal microdisplay Equivalent visual resolution: 220,000 pixels

Monitor LCD

46mm (1.8 inch) low-temperature polysilicon TFT color Total pixels: 118,000

Field of view

EVF: 100% (approximately) External LCD monitor: 100 % (approximately)

Display-mode switch

Auto-display, Electronic-viewfinder display, External LCD-monitor display

Viewfinder magnification

0.31 – 2.1x

Diopter control

– 5 ~ +0.5 diopter

Eye relief

20mm

Shutter

CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter

Shutter speed range

15 - 1/4000 second at ISO 100 in programmed-AE and aperture priority exposure modes. Maximum shutter speed is 1/2000 second at ISO 100 in shutter priority and manual exposure modes. * The slowest shutter speed varies with the camera-sensitivity (ISO) setting. Bulb (maximum 30 seconds)

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-shot AF, Continuous AF Manual focus with 4x electronic magnification

Focus lock

By pressing shutter-release button partway down. Also possible with spot-AE lock button.

Metering

Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot

Multi-segment metering

300 segments

Exposure control range

Programmed AE and aperture-priority modes: Wide: EV -1 – 18 Telephoto: EV -0.4 – 18.7 Shutter-priority and manual modes: Wide: EV -1 – 17 Telephoto: EV -0.4 – 17.7

Exposure modes

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

Digital Subject Programs

Portrait, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Text

Exposure compensation

± 2 EV in 1/3 increments

AE lock

With spot-AE lock button or by pressing the shutter-release button partway down

Flash control

ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control

Flash range

Wide: 1.6 – 12.5 ft. / 0.5 - 3.8m (approximately) Telephoto: 1.6 – 9.8 ft. / 0.5 - 3m (approximately) (Camera sensitivity: auto)

Flash modes

Fill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear flash sync, Wireless/Remote flash

Flash recycling time

Approximately 7 seconds

Flash compensation

± 2 EV in 1/3 increments

Flash-sync speed

All shutter speeds

External flashes

Auto-flash metering with Program Flash 3600HS(D), Program Flash 5600HS(D), Macro Twin Flash 2400,* Macro Ring Flash 1200.* *Macro Flash Controller is necessary. Non-dedicated off-camera flash units can be used using the camera’s flash-sync terminal.

Continuous-advance modes

UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous advance: approximately 7 frames per second High-speed continuous advance: approximately 3 frames per second Standard continuous advance: approximately 2 frames per second *Actual speed may vary depending upon the subject and camera settings.

Interval recording

2 – 99 frames Interval time: 1 – 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes

Digital Enhanced Bracketing

Exposure, Contrast, Color saturation, Filter Exposure: 1.0, 0.5, 0.3 EV increments Contrast, Color saturation, Filter: fixed increments Number of frames in bracket: 3

Self-timer

Approximately 10 seconds

Movie

Standard movie mode: 60 seconds (maximum) at 15 frames per second with and without monaural audio Night movie mode: 60 seconds (maximum) at 15 frames per second with and without monaural audio Automatic selection function between standard and night movie modes available. UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous-advance movie mode: approximately 7 frames per second with monaural audio Time-lapse movie mode: no audio and played back at 4 frames per second

Audio

Voice memo: 5 seconds or 15 seconds (maximum) monaural audio with still image

Color modes

Natural Color (sRGB), Vivid Color (sRGB), Black and white (neutral and toned), Solarization, Adobe RGB

Camera color spaces

sRGB, Adobe RGB

White-balance control

Automatic Preset (Daylight, Tungsten, Cloudy, and two Fluorescent settings) Custom (three settings)

Sharpness settings

Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)

Digital Effects Control

Exposure, Color saturation, Contrast compensation, Filter

Digital zoom

2x

Data imprinting

Year/month/day (Format can be changed.) Month/day/time Text Text and serial numbers Imprinting can be disabled.

Image-quality modes

RAW, Super fine, Extra fine, Fine, Standard

Number of recorded pixels (Still images):

2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 1280 X 960 in UHS continuous-advance mode

Number of recorded pixels (Movie clips):

Time-lapse movie at all image sizes 640 x 480 in UHS continuous-advance mode 320 x 240 in standard and night movie modes

Storage capacity

Approximate storage capacity of a 16MB CompactFlash card: RAW: 1 frame Super fine: 1 frame Extra fine: 2 frames Fine: 5 frames Standard: 10 frames Movie† 50 seconds * Recorded at: 2560 x 1920 ** Actual number of images may vary depending upon the subject and memory card used. † Total number of seconds that can be stored

File formats

JPEG, TIFF, Motion JPEG (MOV), RAW DCF 1.0-compliant DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in version 1.1) WAVE

Printing output control

Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II

Recording media

Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards IBM Microdrive (170MB, 340MB, 512MB, 1GB)

PC Interface

USB 1.1

AV output

NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera)

Batteries

Four AA Ni-MH or alkaline batteries Use of Ni-MH batteries is recommended.

Battery performance(Playback):

Approximate continuous playback time: 120 minutes Based on Minolta’s standard test method: 1850mAh Ni-MH batteries, External LCD monitor on, EVF off.

Battery performance(Recording):

Approximate number of recorded images: 220 frames Based on Minolta’s standard test method: 1850mAh Ni-MH batteries, EVF on, External LCD monitor off, Full-size images (2560 x 1920), Standard image quality, No instant playback, No voice memo, Flash used with 50% of the frames.

External power source

6V DC with specified AC adapter (sold separately)

Dimensions

4.61 (W) x 3.56 (H) x 4.43 (D) inches (117 (W) x 90.5 (H) x 112.5 (D) mm)

Weight

18.7 ounces (530 grams) without batteries or recording media (approximately)

Operating temperature

32-104 ºF (0-40 ºC)