Minolta DYNAX 5 User manual

DiMAGE 7 / DiMAGE 5

Technical Specifications

CCD: DiMAGE 7:

2/3-type interline primary-color CCD with a total of 5.24 million

pixels

DiMAGE 5:

1/1.8-type interline primary-color CCD with a total of 3.34 million

pixels

Number of effective pixels: DiMAGE 7:

4.95 million

DiMAGE 5:

3.17 million

A/D conversion: 12 bits

Camera sensitivity: Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800 (ISO equivalent)

Aspect ratio: 4:3

Focal length: DiMAGE 7:

7.2 – 50.8mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 - 200 mm)

DiMAGE 5:

7.2 – 50.8mm (35 mm equivalent: 35 - 250 mm)

Lens construction: 16 elements in 13 groups (includes 2 AD glass elements and 2

aspheric elements)

Maximum aperture: f/2.8 – f/3.5

Minimum focus distance: 0.5m (from the CCD)

Minimum macro focus distance:

25cm (from the CCD)

Approx. 13cm (from the front of the lens)

Maximum magnification: 0.18X

Optical zooming control: Manual zooming ring

Filter diameter: 49mm

Viewfinder type: EVF (Electronic viewfinder)

Variable-position: 0-90º

DiMAGE 7:

Automatic monitor amplification

Electronic magnification

Viewfinder LCD: Ferroelectric 4.8mm (0.19 inch) reflective liquid crystal microdisplay

Equivalent visual resolution: 220,000 pixels

LCD monitor: 46mm (1.8 inch) TFT color

Total number of pixels: 122,000

Field of view: EVF: 100% (approx.)

External LCD monitor: 100 % (approx.)

Display-mode switch: Auto-display, Electronic-viewfinder display, External LCD-monitor

display

Viewfinder magnification: DiMAGE 7

0.31 – 2.1X

DiMAGE 5

0.38 – 2.58X

Diopter control: – 5 ~ +0.5 diopter

Eye relief: 20mm (from the eyepiece)

17.5mm (from the eyepiece frame)

Shutter: CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter

Shutter speeds: 1/2000 - 4 s, Bulb (max. 30 s)

Autofocus system: Video AF

Autofocus areas: Wide focus area, Spot focus point

Flex Focus Point control is available with the spot focus point

Focus modes: Autofocus: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF

Manual focus

Focus lock: With AF/AE-lock button or by pressing the shutter-release button

partway down

Metering: Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot

Multi-segment metering: DiMAGE 7

300 segments

DiMAGE 5

256 segments

Exposure control range: Wide: Ev 1 – 17

Telephoto: Ev 1.6 – 17.7

Exposure modes: Programmed AE (with program shift), Aperture priority, Shutter

priority, Manual

Digital subject program selection (Portrait, Sports action, Sunset,

Night portrait, Text)

Exposure compensation: ± 2 Ev in 1/3 increments

AE lock: With AF/AE-lock button or by pressing the shutter-release button

partway down

Flash metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL

Built-in flash range: Wide: 0.5 - 3.8m (approx.)

Telephoto: 0.5 - 3m (approx.)

(Camera sensitivity: auto)

Flash modes: Fill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear flash sync

Built-in flash recycling time: 7 s (approx.)

Flash compensation: ± 2 Ev in 1/3 increments

Flash-sync speeds: All shutter speeds

Dedicated external flash: Auto-flash metering with Program Flash 3600HS(D), Program Flash

5600HS(D), Macro Twin Flash 2400,* Macro Ring Flash 1200*

*Macro Flash Controller is necessary.

Continuous advance: DiMAGE 7

1.1 fps (max.)

DiMAGE 5

1.3 fps (max.)

* Continuous advance speed is approximate and may vary

depending upon the subject and shooting conditions.

* Continuous advance is not available for images recorded in the

super fine or RAW mode.

Interval recording: 2 – 99 frames

Interval time: 1 – 10 min., 15 min., 20 min., 30 min., 45 min., 60 min.

Digital Enhanced Bracketing: Exposure, Contrast, Color saturation

Exposure: 1.0, 0.5, 0.3 Ev increments

Contrast, Color saturation: fixed increments

Number of brackets: 3 frames

Self-timer: 10 s (approx.)

Movie recording: 60 s (max.)

Operating time: DiMAGE 7

Start-up time: 2.6 s (approx.)

Shutter-release time lag: 0.13 s (approx.)

Capturing interval: 0.9 s (approx.)

Playback loading interval: 0.2 s (approx.)

DiMAGE 5

Start-up time: 2.6 s (approx.)

Shutter-release time lag: 0.1 s (approx.)

Capturing interval: 0.75 s (approx.)

Playback loading interval: 0.2 s (approx.)

Color modes: Color, Black and white

White-balance control: Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloudy),

Custom

Sharpness settings: Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)

Digital Effects Control: Exposure, Color saturation, Contrast compensation

Digital zoom: 2X

Delete function: Single, multiple, or all frames can be deleted.

Format function: Available in the setup mode

Data imprinting: Year/month/day (Format can be changed.)

Month/day/time

Text

Text and serial numbers

Imprinting can be disabled.

Image-quality modes: Economy, Standard, Fine, Super fine, RAW

Number of recorded pixels

(Still images):

DiMAGE 7

2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480

DiMAGE 5

2048 x 1536, 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**:

DiMAGE 7 DiMAGE 5

RAW: 1 frame 2 frames

Super fine: 1 frame 1 frame

Fine: 7 frames 9 frames

Standard: 15 frames 16 frames

Economy: 22 frames 27 frames

Movie†90 seconds 71 seconds

*Recorded pixels: DiMAGE 7: 2560 x 1920

DiMAGE 5: 2048 x 1536

**Actual number of images may vary depending upon subjects.

†Total number of seconds that can be stored

File format: Exif 2.1 (JPEG, TIFF), Motion JPEG (AVI), RAW

DCF 1.0-compliant

DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in ver. 1.1)

Exif tag information: Date and time, Exposure mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value,

Exposure compensation value, Metering method, Flash on/off,

Camera sensitivity, White balance setting, Focal length, Color

space, etc.

Printing output control: PRINT Image Matching

Recording media: Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards

IBM Microdrive (170MB, 340MB, 512MB, 1GB)

PC interface: USB ver. 1.1

Video output: NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera)

Audio signal: Tone indicates operation.

Audio signal can be disabled.

Batteries: 4 AA batteries (Ni-MH, alkaline)

Use of Ni-MH batteries is recommended.

Battery performance

(Playback): DiMAGE 7 & DiMAGE 5

Continuous playback time: 110 min. (approx.)

Based on Minolta’s standard test method: Ni-MH

batteries, external LCD monitor on, EVF off.

Battery performance

(Recording): DiMAGE 7

Number of recorded images: 200 frames (approx.)

Based on Minolta’s standard test method: Ni-MH batteries, EVF on,

external LCD monitor off, flash used with 50% of the frames, no

instant playback, standard image quality, full-size images (2560 x

1920).

DiMAGE 5

Number of recorded images: 200 frames (approx.)

Based on Minolta’s standard test method: Ni-MH batteries, EVF on,

external LCD monitor off, flash used with 50% of the frames, no

instant playback, standard image quality, full-size images (2048 x

1536).

External power source: 6V DC with specified AC adapter (sold separately)

Dimensions: 116.5 (W) x 90.5 (H) x 112.5 (D) mm

Weight: Approx. 505g (without batteries or recording media)

Operating temperature: 0-40 ºC

Standard accessories: AA Alkaline Batteries

Neck Strap for DiMAGE 7/5 NS-DG7

Lens Cap (49mm) LF-1249

Lens Shade for DiMAGE 7/5 DLS-7

Accessory Shoe Cap SC-9

Video Cable for DiMAGE 7/5 VC-100

CF Card 16MB

USB Cable for DiMAGE 7/5 USB-100

DiMAGE Software CD-ROM

Optional accessories: Camera Case for DiMAGE 7/5 CS-DG7

External High Power Battery Pack Kit EBP-100

Remote Code RC-1000S

Remote Code RC-1000L

AC Adapter AC-1L or AC-2L

• AC Adapter AC-1L

INPUT: 100 - 120V AC, 50/60Hz; OUTPUT: 6V DC, 2A

• AC Adapter AC-2L

INPUT: 100 - 240V AC, 50/60Hz; OUTPUT: 6V DC, 2A

Specifications and accessories are based on the information available at the time of printing and are subject to

change without notice. Printout sizes are approximate.

System Requirements

IBM PC/AT compatible computer with preinstalled Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98*, or

Windows 98 Second Edition* and with a built-in USB port as a standard interface.

Power Mac G4 (includes dual processor G4 and G4 Cube) series, G3 (Blue and White) series, iMac

series, iBook, or PowerBook G3 with preinstalled Mac OS 8.6** – 9.1 and with a built-in USB port as a

standard interface.

• Problems may be encountered depending on what other USB devices are being used in parallel with this

product.

• Only a built-in USB port is supported. Problems may be encountered when the camera is connected to a

USB hub.

• Normal operation may not be possible even when all the system requirements are met.

* Users of the Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition must install dedicated driver software

included in the DiMAGE 7 and DiMAGE 5 package.

** Users of the Mac OS 8.6 must download free dedicated driver software from the Apple Computer web

site and install it.

System requirements are based on the latest information available at the time of printing and are subject

to change without notice.

* Windows is either registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or

other countries.

* Macintosh is a trademark or registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

* Other corporate names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective

companies.

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