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TECHNICAL
DETAILS
Type:Quartz/electronically
governed
35mm
single-lens
reflex
auto-exposure
(AE) camera
Exposure-control
modes: Aperture-priority
automatic
("
AUTO")
and
match-LED/full-
metered
manual
("M")
Lens
mount:
Minolta SLR
bayonet
(54°
rotating
angle);
coupling for full-aperture metering
and
automatic
diaphragm
control
with Minolta
MD
and
Me
lenses
Exposure
control
and
functions:
Low-voltage, low-
current
computer
circuit
varies
shutter
speed steplessly
according
to
aperture
set
in
AUTO
mode,
to
yield
proper
exposure
for film speed set;
auto-exposure
range:
EV
1
to
EV
18
(e.g., 1 sec.
at
f/1.4
to
1/1000
sec. at
f/16)
at
ISO 100/21° with
f/1.4
lens;
AE
lock
enabling holding
meter
reading for
exposure
at
that
value
Shutter:
Quartz-controlled
horizontal-traverse focal -
plane
type;
stepless speeds
1/1000
to
4 sec.
set
automat-
ically with selector dial
at
"AUTO"
setting
or
fixed
speeds 1
to
1/1000
sec. or
"S"
(bulb) set manually
at
detented
indications;
electromagnetic
shutter
release
locks when voltage
too
low
for
proper
operation
Metering:
TTL
center-weighted averaging type, by
silicon photocell
mounted
at rear of pentaprism
Film-speed range:
ISO
12/12
°
to
3200/36
° set by
film-speed dial
that
locks
at
1/3-EV increments
Mirror: Triple-
coated
oversize instant-return slide-up
type
Viewfinder: Eye-level fixed penta prism
type
showing
95%
of
24
x
36mm
film-frame area; magnification: 0.9X
with
50mm
standard
lens focused
at
infinity; power:
-1
D,
adjustable with accessory snap-on eyepiece lenses;
Acute
Matte
focu~ing
screen with central horizontally
oriented
split-image focusing
spot
surrounded
by micro-
prism
band
; interchangeable
with
Type
P1, P2,
Pd
, M,
G,
L,
S,
or
H screeris
at
authorized
Minolta service
stations; visible
around
frame:
mode
indication
("A"
or
"M"),
shutter
speed scale with LED setting indication
for
metered
speed
and
manually set speed, 1-4 sec. auto-
speed
indication, over-lunder-range LED indicators,
"S
"
setting indication, flash-ready signal, automatic
battery
check;
display
and
metering activated by normal finger
contact,
or
slight pressing
of
operating
button
or
by
engaging AE lock,
continue
for
15
sec. after finger
removed
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