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TECHNICAL DETAILS
Type: Electronically controlled 35mm SLR auto-
exposure camera
Lens mount: Minolta SLR bayonet (54° rotation angle);
coupling for full-aperture metering and automatic dia¬
phragm control with Minolta MD and MC lenses
Focusing: Manual on Acute-Matte viewfinder screen
with split-image and microprism areas
Exposure control: Aperture-priority automatic ex¬
posure control with AE lock function; autoexposure range:
EV1 toEV18(eg„ 1 sec.atf/1 4to 1/1000 sec. atf/16)with
ISO 100 film; Manual exposure mode
Shutter: 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 and Bulb, set manually at detented indica¬
tions in manual mode; shutter release lock when voltage
too low for proper operation.
Metering: TTL center-weighted, with silicon photocell
mounted at rear of pentaprism
Controls: Main switch, selector dial for setting exposure
mode and shutter speeds, shutter-release button, AE
lock/self-timer switch, and rewind release button, shutter-
release socket
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° stroke after
30° 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: 0.9X 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-/under-range LED
indicators, "B" 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-manganese, 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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