The latest addition to the DiMAGE X line of sleek and stylish digital cameras has arrived in the form of the new 8 megapixel DiMAGE X1. This extremely compact and very trendy new digital camera represents a fusion of Konica Minolta?s best imaging technologies including the revolutionary Anti-Shake technology and high-resolution movie clips? both a first for the DiMAGE X line ? to provide the best image quality possible. To take full advantage of this incredible resolution, the DiMAGE X1 integrates a newly designed optical system as well as Konica Minolta?s CxProcess III image processing technology that renders images as natural-looking as they appear to the photographer?s eye. For the first time ever in the DiMAGE X series, the DiMAGE X1 offers Anti-Shake capability to help reduce the effects of camera shake, ensuring clear, steady shots of scenes that are otherwise difficult to shoot by hand such as in low light situations or indoors. Unlike the Konica Minolta DiMAGE A and DiMAGE Z series, the new DiMAGE X1 boasts a newly developed type of Anti-Shake system that complements its folded optics lens technology and allows for additional compact construction miniaturization. Offering unrivalled stability, this new Anti-Shake system can provide the equivalent of up to 3 exposure stepsEV to help compensate for camera shake. And it?s also effective for taking photos in low light conditions and using shutter speeds as slow as 1/6th of a second at the maximumwide-angle settings..
To accommodate the camera?s high resolution while keeping the body as slim as possible, the DiMAGE X1 employs a newly designed ?non-protruding? 3x optical zoom lens and delivers a lens focal length of 7.7 to 23.1mm (equivalent to 37 to 111mm in 35 mm format) and an aperture range from F/3.5 to F/3.8. Complementing this exceptional optical system, the DiMAGE X1 offers two ways to take close-ups: Auto Macro Mode*1, which takes macro shots without having to switch the mode, and Super Macro Mode, which captures amazing close-ups as near as 2 inches.
The Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 is equipped with a large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor that features a Bright LCD backlight function, which lets users adjust the LCD brightness as needed with the simple touch of a button. The LCD monitor also offers enhanced easy cleaning thanks to a protective acrylic covering. The camera?s silver finish resembles a futuristic and sophisticated look with a high-end satin finish that perfectly complements the elegant, tactile nature of the DiMAGE X1.
The DiMAGE X1 is also the first Konica Minolta digital camera to come with a convenient, multifunction cradle, which provides quick and easy connectivity for TVs or computers. Tthe DiMAGE X1 multifunction cradle can also operate as a battery charger, which can either charge the battery by itself or the battery when it?s inside the camera. The cradle can even positions the LCD monitor forward so you can use it as an image viewer.
Specifications:
| Number of effective pixels | Approximately 8.0 million (**3296 x 2460) |
| CCD | 1/1.8-type interline primary-color CCD
**Total pixels: approximately. 8.3 million (3320 x 2496) |
| Focal length | 7.7 - 23.1mm (equivalent to 37 - 111mm in 35mm format) |
| Max. aperture | f/3.5 - f/3.8 |
| Focusing range | Wide-angle: 3.9 inches (0.1m) to infinity, Telephoto: 1.3 feet (0.4m) to infinity (from front of camera)
Maximum magnification: 0.12 x (equivalent to 0.56x in 35mm format) (Focal length: 13.0mm, equivalent to 62mm in 35mm format, shooting distance: 3.9 inches (10cm))
Area covered at maximum magnification: 2.4 x 1.8 inches
(61 x 46mm)
Super Macro: 2 inches (0.05m) to infinity (from front of camera) (Focal length: 13.0mm, equivalent to 62mm in 35mm format)
Maximum magnification: 0.21x (equivalent to 1.02x in 35mm format)
Area covered at maximum magnification: 1.3 x 1 inch
(34 x 25mm) |
| Recording media | SD (Secure Digital) Memory Cards, MultiMediaCards |
| File format | Still Image: JPEG, DCF2.0-compliant, DPOF-compliant (supported by printing functions in version 1.1) (On/off selectable on both index print and date imprinting), Exif 2.2.
Movie: Motion JPEG (MOV) with monaural audio.
Voice: WAVE (monaural audio only) |
| Number of recorded pixels | 3264 x 2448, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| Image quality modes | Fine, Standard, Economy |
| LCD monitor | 2.5-inch (6.3cm) low-temperature polysilicon TFT color, Total pixels: Approximately 118,000, Field of view: Approximately 100% |
| Autofocus system | Video AF |
| Autofocus area | Changeable between spot and wide (five-point AF) |
| Exposure mode | Programmed AE |
| Metering | Multi-segment (300 segments), Spot metering |
| Exposure compensation | +/-2 EV in 1/3 increments |
| Camera sensitivity | Automatic, ISO 50, 100, 200 equivalents.
**Automatic: between ISO 50 - 160 equivalent.
**When the flash fires, the automatic sensitivity gain is between ISO 50 - 160 equivalent. |
| Shutter | CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter |
| Shutter speed range | 1 - 1/1250 second |
| Flash metering | Pre-flash TTL |
| Guide number | Approximately 21 feet (6.5 in meters) at ISO 100 |
| White balance control | Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent), Setting possible in movie recording mode (Same with still images)
**Method:TTL |
| Continuous advance | Approximately 0.5 frames per second
Number of frames: Approximately 3 frames
(3264 x 2448, Standard)
Progressive capture selectable. |
| Color modes/Color space | Color, B/W, and Sepia |
| Image correction | Contrast, Sharpness (3 levels) |
| Playback functions | Single-frame playback, Index playback (6 frames), Enlarged playback (6x (maximum) in 1.1x increments, scrollable), Movie, Audio track indicator, Camera status, E-mail Copy function, Crop frame, Slide show, Rotate (manual) |
| Printing output control | Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, PictBridge |
| Movie recording functions (format) | Night Movie. Focusing and optical zooming during recording. Each settings are selectable (ON/OFF) in the menu. Default: OFF. |
| Number of recorded pixels (movie) | 640 x 480, 320 x 240 |
| Frame rate | 20 frames per second |
| Movie recording time | Until the Memory Card is full (dependent on memory card capacity and battery power.) |
| Audio | Audio recording, Audio caption |
| Battery | One rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
| Battery performance (still) | Approximately 150 frames (Conforming to CIPA*1 (included Lithium-ion battery, included SD memory card))
*1CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association
**CIPA test method: Image size: 3264 x 2448, standard image quality, no instant playback, Flash used with 50% of the frames, etc. |
| Battery performance (playback) | Approximately 140 minutes (Based on Konica Minolta's standard test method: with included lithium-ion battery) |
| PC interface | USB (with specified cradle)(Full-speed 12Mbps data transfer available with USB 2.0 compatible computer) ** High speed (480Mbps) is not supported. |
| AV output | NTSC/PAL (selectable on the camera)(with specified cradle) |
| Included accessories | Hand strap, AV cable, USB cable, battery charger, Lith-ion battery, soft camera case, DiMAGE Digital Camera software |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 3.7 x 2.7 x 0.8 inches (95 x 68 x 19.5 mm) (Except projection) |
| Weight | Approximately 4.8 ounces (135 g) without batteries or recording media |
