CCD

1/1.75-type interline primary-color CCD with a total of 2.3 million pixels

Number of effective pixels

2.15 million

Camera sensitivity

Normal: ISO 85 equivalent
High: ISO 340 equivalent

Aspect ratio

3:2

Focal length

8.2mm (35mm equivalent: 38mm)

Lens construction

5 elements in 4 groups (includes 3 elements with 4 aspheric surfaces)

Maximum aperture

f/3.0

Minimum focus distance

0.6m (approx.)

Macro focus range

0.3 - 0.6 m (approx.)

Viewfinder type

Reversed Galilean viewfinder

LCD monitor

46mm (1.8 inch) color monitor
Total number of pixels: 77,000

Shutter

CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter

Shutter speeds

1/500 - 2 s

Autofocus system

Video AF

Focus lock

By pressing the shutter-release button partway down

Metering

Center-weighted

Multi-segment metering

256 segments

Exposure control

Programmed AE

Exposure compensation

± 2 Ev in 1/2 increments

AE lock

By pressing the shutter-release button partway down

Flash metering

ADI, Pre-flash TTL

Flash range

Approx. 0.6 - 2.5 m (at ISO 85 equivalent)
Approx. 0.6 - 5 m (at ISO 340 equivalent)

Flash modes

Autoflash, Fill-flash, Flash cancel, Autoflash with red-eye reduction, Fill-flash with red-eye reduction, Macro (flash is cancelled)

Recycling time

10 s (approx.)

Continuous advance

1 fps (approx.)

Self-timer

10 s (approx.)

Remote control

IR Remote Control RC-3 (sold separately)

Movie recording

60 s (max.)

White-balance control

Automatic, Manual (Preset - Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten)

Sharpness settings

Three levels (Hard, Normal, Soft)

Digital zoom

2X, 1.4X

Delete function

Single or all frames can be deleted.

Format function

Available in the setup mode

Image-quality modes

Economy, Standard, Fine, Super fine

Number of recorded pixels (Still images)

1792 X 1200 (full size), 800 X 600 (half size)

Number of recorded pixels (Movie clips)

320 x 240 (QVGA)

Storage capacity

Approximate storage capacity of a 8 MB CompactFlash card (full-size image):
Super fine: 1 frame
Fine: 9 frames
Standard: 24 frames
Economy: 47 frames
Movie: 40 seconds

File format

Exif 2.1 (JPEG, TIFF), Motion JPEG (AVI), DCF 1.0-compliant
DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in ver. 1.1)

Recording media

Type I CompactFlash card

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-MH batteries is recommended.

Battery performance (Playback)

120 min. (approx.) with alkaline batteries

Battery performance (Recording)

120 frames (approx.)
Based on Minolta's standard test method: alkaline batteries, LCD monitor on, flash used 50 % of the frames, standard image quality, full-size images.

External power source

6V DC with specified AC adapter (sold separately)

Dimensions

114 (W) X 65 (H) X 45 (D) mm

Weight

Approx. 210g (without batteries or recording media)

Operating temperature

0-40 ºC