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Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D 6 Megapixel Digital SLR Body

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Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D

6 Megapixel Digital SLR Body

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What's in the box

Dedicated lithium-ion battery
Lithium-ion battery charger
Wide Strap
Accessory Shoe Cap
Body Cap
Eyepiece cap
Video cable
USB cable
Digital Camera Software CD-ROM

Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D

Manufacturer's Description

Body-integral CCD-shift Anti-Shake Technology reduces blur caused by camera shake and supports all Maxxum AF lenses including the upcoming line of "DT" Lenses.

6.1-megapixel CCD and Konica Minolta`s original image processing technology CxProcess III renders images in sharp detail

A large, 2.5-inch color LCD monitor provides clear image viewing and data display

Comprehensive image adjustment and control for creative applications

Easy and Intuitive Operation in a stylish, compact and lightweight package

Built-in Anti-Shake Performance with All Maxxum System Lenses
The Maxxum 5D inherits the revolutionary technology of the Maxxum 7D - the world`s first digital SLR with built-in Anti-Shake Technology and CCD Shift mechanism that is compatible with all Maxxum system lenses including Konica Minolta`s soon to be introduced line of Digital Technology "DT" lenses.

This award winning Anti-shake technology was selected as "European Photo Innovation of the Year 2004 - 2005" by EISA and provides the equivalent compensation effect with a shutter speed 2 - 3 stops slower.

Konica Minolta`s Anti-Shake Technology makes it possible to reduce blur caused by camera shake, even when taking photos in dimly lit or twilight scenes, in natural light with a telephoto lens, as well as macro shots - without relying on a higher ISO setting or the aid of a flash or tripod. Anti-Shake responds quickly to both broad, slow-swaying motion of the camera body and the higher frequency shaking typical of camera shake caused by the photographer`s hands.

The Anti-shake Technology can be switched on or off via a dedicated switch on the camera`s back, and an Anti-shake indicator is displayed on the viewfinder to keep the user informed when it`s active.

Large CCD and Advanced Image Processing Technology
Integrating Konica Minolta`s advanced technologies for photo-imaging excellence, the Maxxum 5D boasts an advanced LSI (image processing engine) and CxProcess III technology designed to provide stunning, natural-looking images.

As Konica Minolta`s original image processing technology, CxProcess III optimizes four essential elements:
1) Sharpness to take full advantage of the advanced optical technologies incorporated into the lens, presenting rich detail and realism without losing the quality of defocused images,
2) Color reproduction to ensure that colors are rendered just as the human eye perceives them such as the subtle hues of natural blue, red, and skin tones,
3) Gradation reproduction to render both clearness and deep presentation of gradations for both shadows and highlights, and
4) Noise reduction to achieve a natural, impressive presentation of textured images.

Big, Bright 2.5-inch LCD with Navigation Display
Providing a better view for better photos, the Maxxum 5D incorporates a large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor that also works as a Navigation Display for camera settings. For even greater convenience, the display automatically switches from horizontal to vertical format when shooting in upright "portrait" format and lets users adjust the size of the on-screen text.

Comprehensive image adjustment and control for creative
a) Digital Subject Program Selector
The Digital Subject Program Selector offers photographers five convenient options: portrait, sports, landscape, evening sunset view, and night view. Using the exposure mode dial, users simply select an appropriate option for their chosen scene, and the new Maxxum 5D automatically selects an appropriate exposure control, AF mode, and image-processing program. This function makes it quick and easy for anyone to take beautiful shots without the need for complicated settings.

b) Digital Effect Control
Adding a step of creative flexibility above the Digital Subject Program Selector, the Digital Effect Control lets users select an option among ten scene types, edit the parameters to their preferences, and then store the settings. Once a scene is selected, the Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D automatically sets appropriate image processing and image quality parameters. The exposure can then be manually selected so photographers can customize the contrast and sharpness saturation parameters within five steps from the default values to create the exact look they want.

c) Color temperature setting:
In addition to AWB (auto white balance), PWB (preset white balance), custom white balance and color temperature settings, the Maxxum 5D offers added creative freedom with CC (Color Compensation) filter effects and Color Temperature fine-tuning in 100K increments. And, the camera`s G9 (Green) to M9 (Magenta)
range enables precise white balance adjustments for difficult lighting situations.

d) White-Balance Bracketing:
Offering a new level of convenience and efficiency, this function lets photographers take a shot in differing color temperature settings with two options for their desired color temperature range. Based on the range, the Maxxum 5D records three frames per shutter sequence so users can manually select their favorite frame after the shot.

e) Zone Matching:
An inherited feature of the acclaimed Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D, high-key and low-key tone capture extend CCD dynamic range and adjust tone curves to ensure precise reproduction of gradations and suppress noise in low-lighting shots. For example, using high-key mode to take wedding photos under direct sunlight, the fine details of a bride`s white flowers, gown, and train can be reproduced accurately. In comparison, using low-key mode, the texture of a black dress in a dark room can be captured in detail without noise interference.

Easy and Intuitive Operation
a) High-performance, high-speed autofocus (AF)
The Maxxum 5D`s high-performance AF system offers exceptional accuracy with a central, cross hair type, 9-point and 8 line AF sensor array that enables high-precision Predictive Focus Control as well as high-speed Subject Tracking for accurately focusing on moving subjects - an indispensable asset in action and sportsphotography.

b）Smooth, Responsive Continuous Shooting
The Maxxum 5D lets users capture up to 10 frames at a speed of approximately 3 frames per second (in Large/Fine JPEG mode). The camera`s high recording speed enables users to continue shooting smoothly afterwards.

c) User-friendly dials and controls
The Maxxum 5D offers a simple, user-friendly configuration of dials and controls that even beginner SLR camera users will quickly feel familiar with. Added functions provide users who are moving up from more basic models with intuitive control; for example, the exposure mode dial also operates the five options of the Digital Subject Program Selector, and an independent lever ensures quick and easy white balance control. Electronic menus display adjustable parameters to meet the demands of advanced photographers, and a menu call button simplifies menu navigation. Enhancing ease of use further still, operating procedures that use common keys have been standardized across functions/screens so that users can navigate intuitively without having to refer the instructions.

d) High-performance viewfinder
A bright, clear optical viewfinder displays essential shooting parameters at the bottom of the frame, providing users with all the information they need to make creative adjustments quickly. It also incorporates a spherical acute matte focusing screen for accurate, bright critical focusing assessment. And, to accommodate the camera`s smaller design, the Maxxum 5D employs a newly developed forward-bend finder optical system and roof-mirror type of pentaprism.

Durable, Compact Body and High-Quality Texture
The Maxxum 5D enhances camera reliability through its strong build quality. The body is constructed using sturdy glass fiber plastic, making it lighter and smaller than the Maxxum 7D by about 22% in volume, while a functional rubber grip based on new ergonomic design research provides an ideal hand fit.

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General Features

Compatible Battery

NP-400

Continuous Advance (fps)

Digital SLR

Body Only

Exposure Modes

Shutter-Priority AE, Program AE, Manual, Aperture-Priority AE

Focus Modes

Manual, Auto

Image Format

RAW, JPEG

Lens Mount

Alpha Mount

Still Image Resolution (Max.)

3008 x 2000

White Balance

Tungsten Bulb, Shade, Presets, Fluorescent, Flash, Daylight, Custom, Cloudy, Automatic

Battery Charger

Included

Effective Megapixel Count

Flash

Red-Eye Reduction, Built-in, Accepts External Flash

LCD Display Size (Inches)

2.5

Removable Memory Type

Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card, MicroDrive, Compact Flash (type II), Compact Flash (type I)

Shutter Speed

1/4000 sec.

Inputs / Outputs

USB Port

Yes

Dimensions

Weight (Pounds)

1.3

Depth (Inches)

2.6

Height (Inches)

3.6

Width (Inches)

5.1

Detailed Specifications:
Camera Type

Digital SLR with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses

Lens Mount

Minolta A-type bayonet mount

Image Capture

Image sensor Interline primary color CCD (23.5 mm x 15.7 mm) with interlace scan

No. of pixels (approx.) Total: 6.3 million, Effective: 6.1 million

Sensitivity Auto, ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 equivalent

White balance control Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash), Custom,

Color temperature (2500/ 9900K with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation)

Recording

Recording media Type I and Type II CompactFlash Cards, Microdrive, SD Memory Card*, MultiMediaCard*
(* with optional SD-CF1)

File format JPEG, RAW (DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF supported by printing functions in ver.1.1, Exif 2.21)

No. of recorded pixels L: 3008 x 2000, M: 2256 x 1496, S: 1504 x 1000

Storage capacity (approx.)(with 512MB CF card in L / M / S size) STD: 277 / 470 / 926,

FINE: 163 / 282 / 584, EXTRA-FINE: 82 / 145 / 314, RAW+JPEG: 39 / 44 / 48, RAW: 53

Color modes Natural, Natural Plus, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night View, Night Portrait, Black & White,

Adobe RGB, Embedded Adobe RGB. Except for Adobe RGB and Embedded Adobe RGB, all other color modes use the sRGB color space.

Image quality modes Standard, Fine, Extra-Fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG

Contrast / Saturation / Sharpness 5 steps: +2, -1, ±0, +1, +2

Noise reduction Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 s

Delete function Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder / memory card can be deleted. Folders can be deleted in the File Browser.

Playback LCD

Monitor 2.5-inch TFT color, Total pixels: 115,000

Playback mode Single-frame (Image only, Image and information), Histogram with luminance limit display, Index (4, 9, or 16 frames), Enlarged playback (up to approx. 5x), File Browser, Slideshow, manual and

Auto rotation

AF System

Type TTL phase-detection system

Sensor CCD line sensors (9 points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor)

Sensitivity range -1 EV 18 EV (at ISO 100 equivalent)

Main functions Wide AF area, spot AF area, and 9 local AF areas with Focus Area Selection. AF-A / AF-S /

AF-C / DMF. Predictive Focus Control (with moving subjects in AF-A and AF-C), auto-tracking focus-point display

AF illuminator Available with built-in flash. Range: 1 m - 5 m

AE System

Metering type TTL metering; multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering

Metering cell 14-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC

Metering range +1 EV - +20 EV (+4 EV to +20 EV with Spot metering), (at ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens)

Exposure modes Auto recording / P (with program shift), A, S, M, and Portrait, Sports Action, Landscape, Sunset, and Night Portrait Digital Subject Programs

Exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV increments

AE lock Automatically activated with AF lock, available via AEL button

Built-In Flash

Flash metering system ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering

Flash compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV increments

Guide No. GN 12 (in meters at ISO 100)

Recycling time Approx. 3 s

Control Manual (raise the flash to activate)

Flash modes Fill Flash, Red-eye reduction (via pre-flash), Rear Sync flash, (Wireless / Remote off-camera flash, High-speed sync available with Program Flash 5600HS(D) / 3600HS(D)), Slow sync activated via AE lock button

Shutter

Type Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type

Speed range 1/4000 s - 30 s, bulb exposures possible

Flash sync speed 1/160 s (with Anti-Shake off), 1/125 s (with Anti-Shake on)

Viewfinder

Type Fixed eye-level system with roof mirror type pentaprism

Focusing screen Spherical Acute Matte

Field of view 95 %

Magnification 0.83 x with 50mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1

Eye relief Approx. 20 mm from the eyepiece, 16 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter (-1m-1)

Diopter control -2.5 - +1.0 m-1

Drive

Drive mode Single-frame advance, Continuous advance, 10 s and 2 s Self-timer, Single-frame advance bracketing, Continuous-advance bracketing. Continuous-advance rate: 3 frames per second (approx.), Max. 5 frames (RAW), max. 3 frames (RAW+JPEG)

Exposure bracketing With 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV increments, 3 frames

Anti-Shake

System CCD-Shift mechanism

Anti-Shake display Anti-Shake scale in viewfinder

Anti-Shake compensation Approx. 2 EV - 3 EV decrease in shutter speed(varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)

Others

Other functions Instant playback, Customization, Zone Matching, Depth-of-field preview

PC interface USB: Full-Speed 12Mbps data transfer with a USB2.0 compatible computer

Video output PAL / NTSC (selected on the camera)

Operating temperature 0 - 40 degreesC / 32 - 104 degreesF

Printing output control Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching III, PictBridge

Battery Lithium-ion battery NP-400

Battery performance No. of frames recorded: approx. 550 (CIPA measurement), approx. 700 (Konica Minolta measurement)

External power source 6 V DC (with AC adapter AC-11)