Number of effective pixels

4.0 million

CCD

1/1.8-type interline primary-color CCD
Total pixels: 4.1 million

A/D conversion

12 bit

Camera sensitivity

Auto and ISO 64, 100, 200, 400 equivalents

Focal length

7.15 - 28.6mm (35mm equivalent: 35 - 140mm)

Lens construction

11 elements in 9 groups (includes one AD glass element and two double-sided aspheric elements)

Maximum aperture

f/3.0 - f/3.6

Minimum focus distance

Wide: 0.5 m (approx. 1.6 ft.) from CCD
Telephoto: 0.9 m (approx. 3 ft.) from CCD

Macro focus range

16 - 60 cm (approx. 6.3 - 23.6 in.) from CCD
10 - 54 cm / 3.9 - 21.3 in. from front of lens

Maximum magnification

0.1x (1:10)
Equivalent to 0.465x (1:2.15) in 35mm format

Area covered at maximum magnification

74.3 x 55.7mm (approx. 2.9 x 2.2 in.)

Filter diameter

35.5mm

Viewfinder type

Optical real-image zoom viewfinder

LCD monitor

46mm (1.8 inch) TFT colour
Total number of pixels: 122,000

Shutter

CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter

Shutter speeds

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

Autofocus system

Video AF

Autofocus areas

Wide focus area
Spot focus areas with focus area selection

Focus modes

Autofocus
Full-time AF is available in the autofocus mode.
Manual focus

Metering

Multi-segment, Spot

Multi-segment metering

270 segments

Exposure modes

Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Manual

Digital subject programs

Macro, Portrait, Landscape, Night portrait, Text, Macro & text

Exposure compensation

± 2 Ev in 1/3 increments

Flash metering

ADI

Flash range

Wide: 0.5 - 3.5 m (1.6 - 11.5 ft.) (approx.)
Telephoto: 0.9 - 3.0 m (3 - 9.8 ft.) (approx.)
(Camera sensitivity: auto)

Flash modes

Autoflash, Autoflash with red-eye reduction, 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.)

Remote control

IR Remote Control RC-3 (sold separately)

Movie recording

Recording time: 60 s (max.) with monaural audio
Frame rate: 15 fps

Audio

Voice memo: 5s or 15s monaural recording with still image

Colour modes

Natural Colour, Vivid Colour, Black and white, Sepia, Solarization

White balance control

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

Digital effects controls

Contrast compensation, Sharpness, Filter

Contrast compensation

Three levels (High, Normal, Low)

Sharpness settings

Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)

Filter

Three levels (Cool, Normal, Warm)

Digital zoom

2.2 x

Date imprinting

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

Image-quality modes

TIFF, 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 CompactFlash card:
2272x1704
TIFF: 1 frame, Fine: 6 frames, Standard: 11 frames, Economy: 17 frames
1600x1200
TIFF: 2 frames, Fine: 12 frames, Standard: 19 frames, Economy: 27 frames
1280x960
TIFF: 3 frames, Fine: 17 frames, Standard; 26 frames, Economy: 33 frames
640x480
TIFF: 13 frames, Fine: 34 frames, Standard: 42 frames, Economy: 48 frames
Movie (320x240): 51 Seconds (total number of seconds that can be stored)
Note:
Acutal number of images may vary depending upon the subject and memory card used
Still images are recorded without voice memo.

File formats

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

Folder name formats

Standard, Date

Printing output control

PRINT Image Matching II, Exif Print

Recording media

Type I CompactFlash card

PC interface

USB ver. 1.1

AV output

NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera)

Batteries

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

Battery performance
(Playback)

Approximate continuous playback time: 120 min.
Based on Minolta's standard test method with 1,850 mAh Ni-MH batteries.

Battery performance
(Recording)

Approximate number of recorded images: 160 frames
Based on Minolta's standard test method: 1,850 mAh Ni-MH batteries, LCD monitor on, Full-size images (2272X1704), 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

113.5(W) x 64.5(H) x 58.5(D) mm
(approx. 4.47(W) x 2.54(H) x 2.3(D) in.)

Weight

335g (11.8 oz.) (approx.) without batteries or recording media

Operating temperature

0-40ºC (32-104°F)