Third-generation High-Speed, High-Performance SLR-Type Digital Camera
When quality and control matter, the DiMAGE 7Hi is the camera of choice. With five-million pixel resolution and a 7X zoom lens, the DiMAGE 7Hi is a digital imaging center that can control all the essential elements for high-quality photography: sharpness, exposure, contrast, color, and saturation. 12-bit A/D conversion and Minolta?s image-processing technology, CxProcess?, guarantee what you see will be captured. And image quality choices have been refined with the inclusion of the Extra Fine mode, which performs only minimal compression. Other new features you will love: built-in flash synch terminal, expanded shutter range, enhanced burst modes, and luxurious black exterior finish.
Specifications:
Number of effective pixels 5.0 million
CCD 2/3-type interline primary-color CCD Total pixels: 5.2 million
A/D conversion 12 bit
Camera sensitivity Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800 equivalents
Focal length 7.2 ? 50.8mm (35mm equivalent: 28 - 200mm)
Lens construction 16 elements in 13 groups (includes two AD glass elements and two aspheric elements)
Maximum aperture f/2.8 ? f/3.5
Minimum focus distance 1.6 ft. (0.5m) from CCD
Macro focus range At 7.2mm: 11.8 ? 23.6 inches
Maximum magnification 0.177x (1: 5.65)
Optical zooming control Manual zooming ring
Filter diameter 49mm
Viewfinder type EVF (Electronic viewfinder) Variable-position: 0-90? Automatic monitor amplification Electronic magnification
Display-mode switch Auto-display, Electronic-viewfinder display, External LCD-monitor display
Diopter control ? 5 ~ +0.5 diopter
Shutter CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter
Shutter speed range 15 - 1/4000 second at ISO 100 in programmed-AE and aperture priority exposure modes. Maximum shutter speed is 1/2000 second at ISO 100 in shutter priority and manual exposure modes. * The slowest shutter speed varies with the camera-sensitivity (ISO) setting. Bulb (maximum 30 seconds)
Autofocus system Video AF
Focus modes Autofocus: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF Manual focus with 4x electronic magnification
Focus lock By pressing shutter-release button partway down. Also possible with spot-AE lock button.
Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Multi-segment metering 300 segments
Exposure control range Programmed AE and aperture-priority modes: Wide: EV -1 ? 18 Telephoto: EV -0.4 ? 18.7 Shutter-priority and manual modes: Wide: EV -1 ? 17 Telephoto: EV -0.4 ? 17.7
Exposure modes Programmed AE (with program shift), Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual
Digital Subject Programs Portrait, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Text
Exposure compensation ? 2 EV in 1/3 increments
AE lock With spot-AE lock button or by pressing the shutter-release button partway down
Flash range Wide: 1.6 ? 12.5 ft. / 0.5 - 3.8m (approximately) Telephoto: 1.6 ? 9.8 ft. / 0.5 - 3m (approximately) (Camera sensitivity: auto)
Flash modes Fill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear flash sync, Wireless/Remote flash
Flash recycling time Approximately 7 seconds
Flash compensation ? 2 EV in 1/3 increments
Flash-sync speed All shutter speeds
Self-timer Approximately 10 seconds
Movie Standard movie mode: 60 seconds (maximum) at 15 frames per second with and without monaural audio Night movie mode: 60 seconds (maximum) at 15 frames per second with and without monaural audio Automatic selection function between standard and night movie modes available. UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous-advance movie mode: approximately 7 frames per second with monaural audio Time-lapse movie mode: no audio and played back at 4 frames per second
Audio Voice memo: 5 seconds or 15 seconds (maximum) monaural audio with still image
Color modes Natural Color (sRGB), Vivid Color (sRGB), Black and white (neutral and toned), Solarization, Adobe RGB
Camera color spaces sRGB, Adobe RGB
White-balance control Automatic Preset (Daylight, Tungsten, Cloudy, and two Fluorescent settings) Custom (three settings)
Sharpness settings Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)
Digital Effects Control Exposure, Color saturation, Contrast compensation, Filter
Digital zoom 2x
Data imprinting Year/month/day (Format can be changed.) Month/day/time Text Text and serial numbers Imprinting can be disabled.
Image-quality modes RAW, Super fine, Extra fine, Fine, Standard
Number of recorded pixels (Still images): 2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 1280 X 960 in UHS continuous-advance mode
Number of recorded pixels (Movie clips): Time-lapse movie at all image sizes 640 x 480 in UHS continuous-advance mode 320 x 240 in standard and night movie modes
Storage capacity Approximate storage capacity of a 16MB CompactFlash card: RAW: 1 frame Super fine: 1 frame Extra fine: 2 frames Fine: 5 frames Standard: 10 frames Movie? 50 seconds * Recorded at: 2560 x 1920 ** Actual number of images may vary depending upon the subject and memory card used. ? Total number of seconds that can be stored
File formats JPEG, TIFF, Motion JPEG (MOV), RAW DCF 1.0-compliant DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in version 1.1) WAVE
Printing output control Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II
Recording media Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards IBM Microdrive
PC Interface USB 1.1
AV output NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera)
Batteries Four AA Ni-MH or alkaline batteries Use of Ni-MH batteries is recommended.
Battery performance(Playback): Approximate continuous playback time: 120 minutes Based on Minolta?s standard test method: 1850mAh Ni-MH batteries, External LCD monitor on, EVF off.
Battery performance(Recording): Approximate number of recorded images: 220 frames Based on Minolta?s standard test method: 1850mAh Ni-MH batteries, EVF on, External LCD monitor off, Full-size images (2560 x 1920), 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 4.61 (W) x 3.56 (H) x 4.43 (D) inches (117 (W) x 90.5 (H) x 112.5 (D) mm)
Weight 18.7 ounces (530 grams) without batteries or recording media (approximately)
Operating temperature 32-104 ?F (0-40 ?C)
Standard accessories Leather Neck Strap NS-DG1000, Lens Cap (49mm) LF-1249, Accessory Shoe Cap SC-9, AV Cable AVC-300, 16MB CompactFlash Card, USB Cable USB-100, DiMAGE Software CD ROM (Includes DiMAGE Viewer), Lens Shade DLS-7Hi, Four AA, Ni-MH batteries, Ni-MH Battery Charger
