Minolta XE-1 - Main Features of the Minolta XE-1

MAIN
FEATURES
Outstanding
electronic
exposure system
Incorporating
the electronic
auto-exposure
control
system
developed
for
Minolta's top
XM
model
,
the
XE-1 covers
a
wide
range
of
photographic
conditions
with
high accuracy
and
very
low
power
consumption.
lt
resists
temperature
and
humidity
and
maintains
high
performance
from
general
photography through
highly specialized
work.
The
XE-1's
system
featu res:
o
Fully automatic
exposure
by
stepless
shut-
ter speeds
from
1
/1
000
to four full
seconds,
plus
metered
and
f
ull
manual
o
Monol
ithic-lC
memory
and control
circuits
o
M inolta's
exclusive
contrast-compensator
metering
o
Better
operation
at
high and
low tempera-
tu
res
o
Two
tiny
silver
batteries
as
a
power
source
High-performance
new shutter
The
XE-1
's
unique
new
"CLS"
("CoPal-
Leitz
Shutter"l
is a
metal-blade
vertical-run
type
providing
high
precision
and
durability.
lt
operates
more
quietly
and
smoothly
and
offers
adm
i rable
compactness.
With basic
design
by Germany's
Ernst
Leitz
GmbH,
the
CLS
was developed
through
joint
work with Japan's Copal
Co.,
Ltd., who
further
contributed
experience
and
original ideas.
Minolta
supported and
.cooperated
with both
Copal
and
Leitz in this
project.
Complete
information-center
viewf inder
o
Focusing can
be done
in three
ways: By
the
split-image
or
microprism focusing
aid or on
the mat
f ield.
o
Shutter
speed, aperture
figure, exposure
'
mode,
coupled
limits, and metering
informa-
tion are all
visible
while
you
view.
o
Metered-manual exposure control
is
possible
by
matching
shutter-speed
numbers in
the
f i nder.