(2766)A 1 MINOLTA DiMAGE 7 (For Europe) (2766 ... - Micro-Tools

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MINOLTA DiMAGE 7 (For Europe) (2766-100)
MINOLTA DiMAGE 7 (For U.S.A) (2766-300)
MINOLTA DiMAGE 7 (For Japan) (2766-600)
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CAMERA
Type
Media Type
SLR Type Digital Camera
(with built-in lens, built-in flash, autofocus and autoexposure)
Removable recording media type
CCD
Type
2/3 inch-type interline primary-color CCD with a total of 5.24 mega-pixels
Total Number of Pixels Approx. 5.24 mega-pixels / 2658 (H) x 1970 (V)
Number of Effective Pixels Approx. 4.95 mega-pixels / 2568 (H) x 1928 (V)
Camera Sensitivity Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800 (ISO equivalent)
Aspect Ratio of Image 4:3
Square Pixel Size
3.4 micro meters x 3.4 micro meters
LENS
Construction
16 elements in 13 groups (including 2 AD (anomalous dispersion) glass
elements and 2 molded-glass aspheric elements)
Maxumum Aperture f/2.8 - f3.5
f-number
Wide: f2.8 - f8 (in 1/2 Ev stop)
Telephoto: f3.5 - f9.5 (in 1/2 Ev stop)
Focal Length
7.2 - 50.8mm (equivalent to 28 - 200mm in 135 format)
Macro: 42.7 - 50.8mm
Focus Range
0.5m to infinity (from the CCD)
Approx. 0.4m to infinity (from the front of the lens)
Minimum macro focus distance (at the longest focal length) :
0.25m – 0.60m (from the CCD)
Approx. 0.13m – 0.50m (from the front of the lens)
Maximum magnification: 0.18x
Object size at closest distance: Approx. 39mm x 52mm
Zooming
Manual zooming
Filter Diameter
49mm in diameter
AUTO FOCUS
Control
Video AF System
Autofocus Sensitivity Range BV -6 to 13
Automatic monitor amplication function available

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Autofocus Areas
Focus Modes
Focus Lock
Wide focus area and spot focus
Flex Focus Point (FFP) control is available with the spot focus point
Autofocus: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF
Manual focus: electonic magnification function available
Available by pressing AF/AE-lock button or by pressing the shutterrelease
button partway down
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EXPOSURE CONTROL
Control
Digital Effects Control
Metering
Programmed AE (with program shift), Aperture priority, Shutter priority,
Manual
Digital subject program selection (Portrait, Sports action, Sunset, Night
portrait, Text)
Exposure, Color saturation, Contrast
The effect can be checked with the live image (EVF/LCD monitor)
Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Multi-segment metering: 300 segments
Metering Range Wide: BV –6 to 12
Telephoto: BV –5.5 to 12
Exposure Control Range Wide: EV 1 to 17
Telephoto: EV 1.6 to 17.7
AE Lock
Available by pressing AF/AE-lock button or by pressing the shutterrelease
button partway down
Exposure Compensation -2 to +2EV (1/3EV stop increments)
Flash Compensation -2 to +2EV (1/3EV stop increments)
Shutter
CCD Electronic Shutter and Mechanical Shutter in combination
Shutter Speed
Mechanically 1/2000 to 4 sec., Bulb (max. 30 sec.)
WHITE BALANCE CONTROL
Type
Modes
Color Temperature
FLASH
Type
Flash-Sync Speed
Built-in Flash Angle
Modes
Guide Number
Flash Range
Recycling Time
TTL
Auto, Preset-manual (Daylight, Tungsten, White fluorescent, Cloudy),
Custom
Mode
Auto
Daylight
Tungsten
White fluorscent
Cloudy
Custom
Temperature
Approx. 2,900 – 7,000 degrees K
Approx. 5,500 degrees K
Approx. 2,900 degrees K
Approx. 4,000 degrees K
Approx. 6,500 degrees K
Approx. 2,100 – 10,000 degrees K
ADI, Pre-flash TTL
All shutter speeds
Fixed (coverage is equivalent to 28mm lens in 135 format)
Fill-flash, Fill-flash with red-eye reduction, Rear flash sync
GN 7.6 (at ISO 100 in meters)
Wide: Approx. 0.5 to 3.8m (from CCD)
Telephoto: Approx. 0.5 to 3.0m (from CCD)
(Sensitivity: Auto)
Approx. 7 sec

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Dedicated External Flash
Auto-flash metering with Program Flash 5600HS (D), Program Flash
3600HS (D), Macro Twin Flash 2400(*) or Macro Ring Flash 1200(*)
*: Macro Flash Controller is necessary
VIEWFINDER
Type
Viewfinder LCD
EVF (Electronic viewfinder)
Variable-position: 0 to 90 degresss
Automatic monitor amplification
Effectronic magnification
Ferroellectric 4.8mm (0.19 inch) reflective liquid crystal microdisplay
Equivalent visual resolution: 220,000 pixels
Brightness adjustable
Field-of-view Approx. 100%
Eye-Relief
20mm (from the eyepiece)
17.5mm (from the eyepiece frame)
Magnification
0.31 to 2.1 x
Diopter
-5 to +0.5 diopter
IMAGE DATA STORAGE
A/D conversion
12 bits
Data Storage Media Type-I and Type-II Compact Flash cards,
IBM Microdrive (170MB, 340MB, 520MB, 1GB)
File Format
Exif 2.1 (JPEG, TIFF), Motion JPEG (AV1), RAW
DCF 1.0-compliant
DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in ver. 1.1)
Printing Output Control PRINT image matching
Recorded Image Size FULL: 2560 (H) x 1920 (V) pixels
UXGA: 1600 (H) x 1200 (V) pixels
SXGA: 1280 (H) x 960 (V) pixels
VGA: 640 (H) x 480 (V) pixels
Image Quality Modes Economy (ECON.), Standard (STD.), Fine (FINE), Super Fine (S.FINE),
RAW
Sharpness Setting 3 levels (Hard, Normal and Soft)
Compression Ratio and File Size
Image Compression
File Size (Approx.)
Quality Ratio 2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480
ECON. Approx. 1/16 670KB 390KB 300KB 160KB
STD. Approx. 1/8 1.1MB 620KB 420KB 200KB
FINE Approx. 1/4 2.1MB 1.0MB 680KB 280KB
S. FINE Uncompressed 14MB 5.6MB 3.6MB 980KB
RAW Uncompressed 9.5MB ------- ------- -------
Movie Approx. 1/10 180KB/sec., 320 (H) x 240 (V) pixels
Actual compression ratio and/or file size depend on the subject.

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Storage Capacity
Approximate storage capacity of a 16MB Compact Flash Card
Image Size
Quality
2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480
ECON. 22 frames 46 frames 67 frames 135 frames
STD. 15 frames 33 frames 50 frames 115 frames
FINE 7 frames 17 frames 28 frames 80 frames
S. FINE 1 frame 2 frames 4 frames 16 frames
RAW 1 frame ------- ------- -------
Movie
90 seconds
Number of available frames depends on the subject.
Exif Tag Information Date & Time
Camera setting (Exposure mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value, Exposure
compensation value, Metering method, Flash on/off,
Camera sensitivity, White balance setting, Focal length, etc.)
Color space
Deletion
Single frame, multiple frames or all frames can be selected.
A frame can deleted in quick view mode. (recording mode)
Single frame, multiple frames or all frames can be locked.
Formatting
Available
Data Imprinting
No imprinting(*1), Year/month/day(*2), Month/day/time,Text(*3),
Text and ID number(*4)
*1: Imprinting can be disabled.
*2: Format can be selected from Y/M/D, M/D/Y and D/M/Y
*3: Max. 16 characters can be selected.
*4: Max. 10 characters and 5 digits of a serial number can be selected.
LCD MONITOR
LCD
46mm (1.8-inch type) TFT LCD monitor
Pixels
Approx. 122,000 pixels
Field of View Approx. 100%
Monitor Brightness Adjustable by Mode Menus
Display on Rec. Mode Live image (24 frames per sec.) with various status display
Quick view/instant playback (In continuous advance mode: Index
playback from the latest frame for images captured)
Display on Playback Mode Selectable from 7 modes below with various status display
Single frame playback, Index playback (4 frames and 9 frames)
Enlarged single frame playback, Slideshow playback, Movie playback
and histogram (luminance) display
Enlarged Playback
File Size
Steps
2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480
1 st step 2x 2x 2x 2x
2 nd step 2.5x 2.5x 2.5x
Not
3 rd step 4x 4x 4x Available
Enlarged playback is not available for images recorded in super fine or
RAW mode.
The few steps are available for images recorded in VGA size.
Menu Language
Japanese edition: Japanese and English
Overseas edition: English, French, German and Spanish

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DRIVE MODE
Continuous Drive
Maximum Approx. 1.1 frame per sec.
The actual number of frames and Continuous advance speed depend on
the subject and other shooting conditions.
Continuous drive is not available in the Super-fine or RAW mode.
Number of Frames per Series of Continuous Drive
File Size
Quality
2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480
ECON. 12 frames 18 frames 24 frames 44 frames
STD. 7 frames 12 frames 17 frames 35 frames
FINE 5 frames 8 frames 11 frames 25 frames
Self-timer
Approx. 10 sec.
Digital Enhanced Bracketing Exposure, Contrast, Color saturation
Exposure bracketing: Selectable, 1.0, 0.5, 0.3EV increments
Contrast, Color saturation: Fixed increments
Interval Recording 2 – 99 frames
Interval time: 1 – 10 min., 15 min., 20 min., 30 min., 45min. and 60min.
Movie Recording
Maximum 60 sec.
Number of recorded pixels: 320 x 240 per frame
Frame Rate: 12 frames per second
ZOOM
Digital Zoom
Image Size Setting 2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480
Trimmed Image Size 1280 x 960 640 x 480
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OPERATING SPEED
Start-up Time
Approx. 2.6 sec. (in recording and playback modes)
Shutter-release Time Lag Approx. 0.13 sec. (after pressing the Shutter-release button all the way
down while focus is confirmed)
Auto Focusing Time Wideangle: Approx. 0.7 sec., Telephoto: Approx. 0.9 sec. (after pressing the
Shutter-release button partway down when autofocus started from
infinity to when focus locks on a subject at the magnification (Beta) 1/40
(equivalent in 135 format))
Capturing Interval
Approx. 0.9 sec. (from when pressing the Shutter-release button all the
way down released the shutter to when the camera is ready to take
another picture (assumes the Shutter-release button has already been
pressed partway down to lock focus))
Shooting in the following conditions results in longer capturing inverval
due to large file sizes. (Approximate interval time)
File Size
Quality
2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480
S. FINE 40 sec. 18 sec. 12 sec. 5 sec.
RAW 28 sec. ------- ------- -------
The actual time depends on the subject.
Playing Interval
Approx. 0.2 sec. (maximum)
AUDIO SIGNAL
Tone indicates operation (ON/OFF Selectable)

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POWER
Battery
Internal Clock
Battery-power Indicator
AC Adapter
AA Alkaline x4 or AA Ni-MH x4
Built-in one 3 volts lithium battery (CR2025, Not user-replaceable)
3 battery-condition indications
DC 6V (AC Adapter AC-1L, AC-2L)
BATTERY PERFORMANCE
Playback
Based on Minolta Standard test method (LCD monitor ON, EVF OFF)
Power source (Approx.)
Ni-MH batteries
External High Power
Alkaline batteries
(1600mAh)
Battery Pack
110 min. 270 min. 30 min.
Recording
PC INTERFACE
VIDEO OUTPUT
Setting
EVF ON
LCD monitor OFF
EVF OFF
LCD monitor ON
Bsed on Minolta Standard test method (flash for 50 percents of the frames
and No instant playback)
Power source (Approx.)
Ni-MH batteries
(1600mAh)
External High
Power Battery Pack
Alkaline batteries
200 frames 400 frames 30 frames
130 frames 250 frames 20 frames
USB Ver 1.1 (mass storage class)
Selectable (NTSC / PAL)
DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT
Dimensions
Weight
116.5(W) x 90.5 (H) x 112.5 (D) mm
Approx. 505g (Without batteries and CompactFlash card)
OPERATING CONDITION
Temperature
Humidity
0 - 40 degrees centigrade
5 - 85% (noncondensing)

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ACCESSORY Code Description
6766-410 DiMAGE software CD-ROM (J/E/F/G/S Edition)
6766-660 Camera Case for DiMAGE 7/5 CS-DG7
6766-710 Neck Strap for DiMAGE 7/5 NS-DG7
6766-810 Lens Shade for DiMAGE 7/5 DSL-7
6766-901 Interface Kit for DiMAGE 7 IF-DG7
6806-700 Accessory Shoe Cap SC-9
7349-230 Lens front cap (49mm) LF-1249
7766-220 USB Cable for DiMAGE 7/5 USB-100
7766-820 Video Cable for DiMAGE 7/5 VC-100
8689-104 AA Alkaline Battery (4pcs)
8700-121 External High Power Battery Pack Kit EBP-100
8700-122 External High Power Battery Pack Kit EBP-100
8700-123 External High Power Battery Pack Kit EBP-100
8699-320 Li-ion Battery for EBP-100 NP-100
8700-120 Battery holder for EBP-100 BH-100
8700-131 Li-ion Battery Charger for NP-100 BC-100
8700-132 Li-ion Battery Charger for NP-100 BC-100
8700-133 Li-ion Battery Charger for NP-100 BC-100
8700-610 AC-Adapter AC-1L
8700-611 AC-Adapter AC-2L
8700-612 AC-Adapter AC-2L
8700-850 CF Card (8MB)
8700-851 CF Card (16MB)
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
IBM PC/AT Compatibles
PC Model IBM PC/AT compatibles with
*Windows98, *Windows98 Second
Edition, Windows 2000 Professional, or
Windows Me pre-loaded (Equipped with
USB port)
CD-ROM Drive Only Required for Windows98 and
Windows98 Second Edition for software
installation
Macintosh
Macintosh with Mac OS**8.6 – 9.1 preloaded
(Equipped with USB port)
Not Required
Interface USB USB
* The dedicated driver included in DiMAGE 7 CD-ROM must be installed for Windows98 and
Windows98 Second Edition.
** The dedicated driver “USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5” must be downloaded (freeware) and
installed for MacOS 8.6.
NOTES:
-Problems may occur depending on other USB device used in parallel.
-Only supports a built-in USB port, problems may occur if the camera is connected to a USB hub.
-Normal operation may not be available even if the system requirements are fully met.
System Requirements for DiMAGE Image Viewer Utility
IBM PC/AT Compatibles
Macintosh
Intel Pentium processor 133MHz or Power PC 100MHz or higher
CPU
greater
(except a non-Macintosh Mac
OS-compatible computer)
Windows95, Windows98, Window98 Mac OS 8.6 / 9 / 9.0.2 / 9.0.4 / 9.1
OS
Second Edition, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows2000 Professional, or
Windows Me
Memory
A minimum of 64MB RAM
Hard Disk Space
100MB or more after the software installation
Monitor
Resolution: VGA (640 x 480 dots) or greater
Color Depth: True Color (24 bit) or greater
CD-ROM drive
Required for software installation
System Requirements for Quick Time 4.1 (Movie playback utility software)
IBM PC/AT Compatibles
Macintosh
Pentium processor-based personal
CPU
computer
Windows95, Windows98, Window98
Users with Macintosh can download
OS
Second Edition, Windows NT 4.0, or
Quick Time 4.1 free of charge from
Windows2000 Professional
Apple computer web site at
Memory
A minimum of 16MB RAM
http://www.apple.com
CD-ROM drive Required for software installation
*: Users with Windows Me can use the system’s Media Player to view movie clip.