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TECHNICAL DETAILS
Type:
Electronically
controlled
35mm
SLR
auto
-
exposure camera
Lens mount: Minolta SLR bayonet (54
0
rotation
angle);
coupling for full-aperture metering and automatic dia-
phragm control with Minolta MD and Me lenses
Focusing: Manual on Acute-Matte viewfinder screen
with
spli
t -image and microprism areas
ExposUre
control
:
Aperture -priority
automatic
ex-
posure control with AE lock function
;
autoexposure range:
EV1
toEV18(eg.,
1 sec.atfl1 .4t01
/ 1000sec. atf/
16)with
ISO 100 film; Manual exposure mode
Shuttar: Quartz-controlled, horizontal -traverse, focal-
plane type; stepless speeds of 1/1000 to 4
sec.
set
automatically in autoexposure
mode,
fixed speeds from
1/1000 to 1 sec
.
set manually at detented indications
in manual mode; shutter release lock when voltage too
low for proper operation
.
Metering: TTL center-weighted
,
with silicon photocell
mounted at rear of penta prism
Controls:
Main switch, selector dial for setting exposure
mode and shutter speeds, shutter-release button, AE
lock/self-timer switch, and rewind release button
Film-speed range: ISO 12 to 3200, set with film speed
dial that locks at 1/3-EV
increments
Film advance: Manual by lever with 130
0
stroke after
30
0
unengaged
movement,
automatic with accessory
Motor Drive 1 or Auto Winder G; release button for
rewind on camera
bottom;
advancing-type frame counter
Viewfinder
:
Eye-level fixed roof mirror shows 95% of
24 x 36mm film-frame area; magnification:
0 .84X
with
50mm lens focused at infinity
Viewfinder data
display:
Mode indication (A or M),
shutter-speed scale with LED indicators for metered
speed and manually set speed, over-lunder-range LED
indicators, "9
"
setting
indicator,
flash -ready signal,
aperture setting, automatic battery check; displays and
metering activated for 15
sec.
by lightly pressing the
shutter-release button or by engaging the AE lock
Power
:
Two 1.5V alkaline-rnanganese
,
two 1.55V silver-
oxide, or one 3V lithium cell(s); main switch with on/
off settings; mode indicator LED in viewfinder blinks
to indicate low battery
;
LED ceases operation and
shutter locks when voltage is too low for proper
operation
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