CCD

1/1.8-type interline complementary-color CCD
Total pixels: 4.13 million

Number of effective pixels

3.95 million

A/D conversion

12 bits

Camera sensitivity

Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800 equivalents

Focal length

7.8 - 23.4mm (35mm equivalent: 38 - 114mm)

Lens construction

8 elements in 7 groups (includes three elements with four aspheric surfaces)

Maximum aperture

f/2.8 - f/4.7

Minimum focus distance

Wide: 0.5 m (approx. 1.6 ft.) from CCD
Telephoto: 0.5 m (approx. 1.6 ft.) from CCD

Macro focus range

20 - 60cm (7.9 - 23.6 in.) from CCD
14.5 - 54.5 cm (5.7 - 21.5 in.) from front of lens

Maximum magnification

0.17x (1: 5.88)
Equivalent to 0.74x (1: 1.35) in 35mm format

Area covered at maximum magnification

31.7 x 42mm (1.25 x 1.65 in.)

Viewfinder type

Optical real-image zoom viewfinder

LCD monitor

3.8 cm (1.5 inch) low-temperature polysilicon TFT color, total number of pixels: 110,000

Shutter

CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter

Shutter speed range

4 - 1/1000s, Bulb (max. 15s)

Autofocus system

Video AF

Autofocus areas

Wide focus area (Area AF)
Spot focus areas with Focus Area Selection

Focus modes

Autofocus: Subject Tracking AF, Single-shot AF
Full-time AF is available in the autofocus mode.
Manual focus

Focus lock

In single-shot AF and Focus Area Selection by pressing shutter-release button partway down.

Subject lock

In Subject Tracking AF, by pressing shutter-release button partway down.

Metering

Multi-segment, Spot

Multi-segment metering

256 segments

Exposure modes

Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual

Digital Subject Programs

Automatic: Portrait, Sports action, Landscape, Sunset, Night portrait
Manual: Portrait, Sports action, Landscape, Sunset, Night portrait, Macro

Exposure compensation

±2 Ev in 1/3 increments

AE lock

By pressing shutter-release button partway down.

Flash range

Wide: 0.5 - 2.9 m (1.6 - 9.5 ft.) (approx.)
Telephoto: 0.5 - 1.7 m (1.6 - 5.6 ft.) (approx.)
(Camera sensitivity: auto)

Flash modes

In programmed AE mode:
Autoflash, Autoflash with red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Flash cancel
In aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure modes:
Fill flash, Fill flash with red-eye reduction, Flash cancel

Continuous advance

Available

Exposure bracketing

1.0, 0.5, 0.3 Ev increments

Self-timer

10 s (approx.)

Movie recording

Recording time: 35 s (max.) at 15 fps with monaural audio

Audio

Voice memo: 5s or 15s with still image
Audio caption: 15 s (max.) with still image
Audio recording: 30 min. (max.)
Monaural audio with playback volume control

Colour modes

Natural Colour, Vivid Colour, Black and White

White-balance control

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

Sharpness settings

Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)

Digital Effects Control

Contrast compensation, Color saturation compensation, Sharpness, Color modes

Digital zoom

x1.25, x 1.5, x 1.75, x2, x2.25, x2.5

Copy function

Can copy single or multiple images to the same or another memory card.

E-mail copy function

Creates a compressed VGA JPEG image for transmission.

Data imprinting

Year/month/day (Format can be changed.)
Imprinting can be disabled.

Image-quality modes

Super fine, Fine, Standard, Economy

Number of recorded pixels (Still images)

2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480

Number of recorded pixels
(Movie clips)

320 x 240

Storage capacity

Approximate storage capacity of a 16 MB SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card:
Super fine:,1 frame
Fine: 7 frames
Standard: 14 frames
Economy: 29 frames
Movie*** 41seconds
Audio recording: 30 minutes 9 seconds

* Recorded at: 2272 x 1704 without voice memo or audio caption
* * Actual number of images may vary depending upon the subject and memory card used.
***Total number of seconds that can be stored.

File format

JPEG, TIFF
Motion JPEG (MOV): with audio
DCF 1.0-compliant
DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in ver. 1.1)
WAVE

Folder name formats

Standard, Date

Printing output control

PRINT Image Matching, Exif Print

Recording media

SD (Secure Digital) Memory Cards, MultiMediaCards

PC interface

USB 1.1

AV output

NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera)

Batteries

One CR-V3 lithium battery or two AA Ni-MH batteries

Battery performance (Playback)

Approximate continuous playback time: 240 min.

Battery performance
(Recording)

Approximate number of recorded images: 220 frames
Based on Minolta's standard test method: CR-V3 lithium battery, LCD monitor on, Full-size images (2272X1704), Standard image quality, No instant playback, No voice memo, Flash used with 50% of the frames,
No full-time AF, No Subject Tracking AF.

External power source

3V DC with specified AC adapter (sold separately)

Dimensions

111.0(W) x 52.3(H) x 32.0(D) mm, (approx. 4.33(W) x 2.06(H) x 1.26(D) in.)

Weight

185 g (6.5 oz.) (approx.) without batteries or recording media

Operating temperature

0-40ºC (32-104°F)