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List of products manufactured by electronics company Minolta .
Manual focus (SR, SR-T and X series):
Autofocus (α/Dynax/Maxxum series):
Maxxum United States | Dynax European Union | α (Alpha) Japan | Release Year |
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| Minolta Maxxum 9000 | Minolta 9000 AF | Minolta α-9000 | 1985-09 |
| Minolta Maxxum 7000 (with and without "crossed XX") | Minolta 7000 AF, 7000 AF "Das Zwei-Millionen-Ding", 7000 AF "transparent" | Minolta α-7000 | 1985-02 |
| Minolta Maxxum 5000 | Minolta 5000 AF | Minolta α-5000 | 1986 |
| 7000i | 7700i | 1988 | |
| 3000i | 3700i | 1988 | |
| 5000i | 5700i | 1989 | |
| 8000i, 8000i Prestige | 8700i, 8700i Prestige | 1990 | |
| 7xi | 7xi, 7xi Panorama | 1991 | |
| 3xi | 3xi, 3xi Panorama | 1991 | |
| SPxi | 1991/1992? | ||
| 9xi | 1992 | ||
| 5xi | 5xi, 5xi Panorama | 1992 | |
| 2xi | 1992 | ||
| 700si | 707si, 707si Japan | 1993 | |
| 400si, 450si Panorama Date, RZ430si | 500si | 303si | 1994 |
| 600si Classic, 650si Panorama Date | 600si Classic | 507si | 1995 |
| 500si, 500si Super, 550si Panorama Date, RZ530si | 500si Super | 303si Super | 1995 |
| 300si, 350si Panorama Date, Panorama Elite, RZ330si | 300si | 101si | 1995 |
| 800si | 807si | 1997 | |
| 9 | 1998 | ||
| XTsi | 505si Super | Sweet | 1998 |
| HTsi, HTsi Plus | 505si | 1998 | |
| 9Ti | 9Ti, 9Ti II | 9Ti | 1999 |
| STsi | 404si | Sweet S | 1999 |
| QTsi | 303si | 360si | 1999 |
| 7 | 2000 | ||
| 7 Limited | 7 Limited, 7 Limited II, 7 CNM | 2001 | |
| 5, 5 QD | Sweet II | 2001 | |
| 4 | 3, 4 | 3, Sweet II L | 2002 |
| 3, GT | 3L | 2003 | |
| 70 | 60 | 70 | 2004 |
| 50 | 30, 40 | 50 | 2004 |
| 7D | 7 Digital | 2004 | |
| 5D | 5 Digital, Sweet Digital | 2005 | |
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