Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D Review
Pro Review:PC WORLD Review the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D SLR Camera and they say-"Although many of the digital SLRs that we tested have a plentiful supply of buttons, the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D has the most: 24 dials and buttons spread around the camera. But this approach has a big upside: It makes the controls much easier to get to. For instance, on many cameras you have to use an LCD-screen menu to access the exposure or flash compensation settings, but the Minolta 7D puts these controls on two dials on the left side of the camera body. Likewise, additional controls--a button for switching between autofocus and manual focus, a dial for changing metering modes, and a dial for selecting the white balance mode--enable you to make further adjustments with your thumb without taking your finger off the shutter button, or your eye from the viewfinder....."
Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D Features:
Large, 6.1-megapixel CCD delivers amazing image detail
Advanced image processor for higher speed and image quality
CxProcess™ III image optimization for more natural colors and textures
Designed to maximize the clarity and sharpness of MAXXUM lenses
3 color space mode selection
The post-processing flexibility of simultaneous RAW/JPEG recording
A better view for better photos
Convenient file browsing
Shooting data & easy navigation
High-performance 9-point AF system for outstanding wide-area coverage
Versatile exposure modes
Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D Specifications:
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CAMERA TYPE |
Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and interchangeable lens |
| LENS USED | Minolta A-type bayonet mount |
| IMAGE CAPTURE | |
| Image sensor | Interline primary color CCD (23.7 mm x 15.6 mm) with interlace scan |
| No. of pixels (approx.) | Total: 6.3 million, Effective: 6.1 million |
| Sensitivity | Auto, ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 equivalents |
| White balance control | Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash), Custom,Color temperature setting available |
| RECORDING | |
| Recording media | Type I and Type II CompactFlash Cards / Microdrive, SD*Memory Cards / Multi Media Card* * with optional SD-CF1 in use |
| File format | JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG, (DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF supported by printing functions in ver.1.1, Exif 2.2) |
| Format function | FAT 12, 16, 32 supported |
| Folder name formats | Standard, Date |
| No. of recorded pixels Storage capacity (approx.) (with 256MB CF card in L / M / S size) |
L: 3008 x 2000, M: 2256 x 1496, S: 1504 x 1000 STD: 138 / 235 / 463, FINE: 81 / 141 / 292, EXTRA-FINE: 41 / 72 / 157, RAW+JPEG: 19 / 21 / 23, RAW: 26 / - / - |
| Color mode | Natural (sRGB), Natural+ (sRGB), Adobe RGB |
| Image quality mode | Standard, Fine, Extra-fine, Raw, RAW+JPEG |
| Contrast / saturation / sharpness / hue adjustment | 5 steps: -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 |
| Noise reduction | Available at shutter speed longer than 1 s |
| Delete function | Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder / memory card can be
deleted *selectable in the Menu, except single frame deletion |
| PLAYBACK | |
| LCD monitor | 2.5-inch TFT color, Total pixels: 207,000 |
| No. of frame displayed | 1, Index (4, 9, 16 selectable) |
| Display mode | Image only, image + text, image + text + histogram |
| AF SYSTEM | |
| Type | TTL phase-detection system |
| Sensor | CCD line sensors (9 points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor) |
| Sensitivity range | EV-1 ~ EV18 (ISO 100 equivalent) |
| Main functions | Wide area with local area selection, AF-A/C/S/MF switchable, predictive focus control for moving subject, auto-tracking focus-point display |
| AF illuminator | Activated with the built-in flash in low-light / low contrast
situations. Range: 1 m ~ 5 m / 3.3 ft ~ 16.4 ft |
| AE SYSTEM | |
| Metering type | Direct TTL metering; 14-segment honeycomb-pattern metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering |
| Metering cell | 14-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC |
| Metering range | EV 0 (EV 3 with Spot metering) ~ EV 20 (ISO 100 equivalent, with f/1.4 lens) |
| Exposure modes | P/Full-auto program (Programmed AE with program shift), A, S, M |
| Exposure compensation | ± 3EV in 1/2 EV increments, ± 2EV in 1/3 EV increments |
| Flash compensation | ± 2EV in 1/2 EV increments |
| Flash metering system | Multi-segment ADI / P-TTL flash metering, Manual |
| AE lock | Automatically activated with AF lock. Available with AEL button |
| BUILT-IN FLASH | |
| Guide No. | GN 12 (in meters at ISO 100), GN 17 (ISO 200) * with 24mm lens cover in use |
| Recycling time | Approx. 3 s |
| Control | Manual switchover; lift-up for Fill Flash, push down for Flash Cancel |
| Flash mode | Fill Flash, Pre Flash with Red-eye reduction. (Rear flash sync, Wireless/Remote off-camera flash, High-speed sync: Flash available with external flashes) |
| SHUTTER | |
| Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Range | 1/4000 s ~ 30 s, Time-exposure (Bulb) possible |
| Flash sync speed | 1/160 s (with Anti-Shake OFF), 1/125 s (with Anti-Shake ON) |
| VIEWFINDER | |
| Type | Eye-level fixed system with optical-glass pentaprism |
| Focusing screen | Spherical Acute Matte (G-type as standard) |
| Field of view | Approx. 95% |
| Magnification | 0.9x * with 50mm lens focused on infinity, at -1 m-1 |
| Eye relief | Approx. 25 mm from the eyepiece, 21 mm from the eyepiece frame in -1
dioptor (-1m-1), Eyepiece cup removable. |
| Diopter control | -3.0 ~ +1.0 m-1 |
| DRIVE | |
| Drive mode | Single,Continuous, 10 s / 2 s Self-timer, Single bracket, Continuous bracket |
| Continuous advance(approx.) | Max. 9 frames (RAW / RAW+JPEG),max. 12 frames (JPEG, L-EXTRA-FINE), max. 15 frames (JPEG, L-FINE) |
| Interval | 2-240 frames, Interval time:0.5/1-10/15/20/30/45/60 minutes, Start timer is equipped. (Settings: 0.5 to 24 H, in 0.5 increments) |
| Self-timer | 10 s / 2 s delay selectable, with time display by LED |
| Exposure bracketing | With 0.3 / 0.5 EV increments, 3 / 5 frames |
| ANTI-SHAKE | |
| System | CCD-Shift mechanism |
| Shake display | LED indicator in viewfinder |
| Shake compensation | Equivalent to 2 – 3 steps in shutter speed(varies according to the lens used & shooting conditions) |
| OTHERS | |
| Other functions | Instant playback, zone matching, remote-storage function* (*Requires firmware update. Firmware updater and DiMAGE Transfer software will be available for download in January 2005.) |
| PC interface | USB 2.0 High-Speed |
| Video output | PAL / NTSC |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 40 degrees centigrade / 32 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit |
| Printing output control | Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching III, PictBridge |
| Battery | Lithium-ion battery NP-400 |
| Battery performance | No. of frames recorded: approx. 400 (CIPA measurement), approx. 600 (Konica Minolta measurement) |
| External power source | 6 V DC (with specified AC adapter AC-11), Vertical Control Grip VC-7D (possible to adopt two NP-400 batteries, or six AA size Ni-MH batteries) |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | Approx. 150 mm x 106 mm x 77.5 mm / 5.9 in. x 4.2 in. x 3.1 in. |
| Weight (approx.) | Approx. 760 g / 26.8 oz. * without batteries and recording media |
| COMPATIBLE COMPUTERS | IBM PC / AT compatible computers: Windows Me, Windows 2000
Professional, Windows XP (Home / Professional), Windows 98, or Windows
98 Second Edition Apple Macintosh computers:Mac OS 9.0 – 9.2.2, Mac OS X v.10.1.3 – 10.1.5, v.10.2.1 – 10.2.8, v.10.3 – 10.3.5. |
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