Minolta Dimage 7 series

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Minolta Dimage 7i

The Minolta Dimage 7, 7i, 7Hi series is a "pro-sumer" line of digital electronic viewfinder cameras from Minolta. These are also known as bridge digital cameras. They are capable of capturing images in the 5-megapixel range.

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The Dimage 7 was announced 11 February 2001. [1] The line uses a 2588 × 1960 pixel sensor coupled with a permanently attached optical 28–200 mm (35 mm equivalent) f/2.8W – f/3.5T zoom lens with a macro switch (16 elements in 13 groups, includes two AD glass elements and two aspheric elements)

The Dimage 7/7i/7Hi series cameras were powered with four AA batteries, which discharged quickly; the 7-series was replaced by the DiMAGE A1 in July 2003.

Specifications

7Hi/7i
CCD ICX282AQF
2/3-type interline interlaced primary-color Super HAD CCD
Total pixels: approx. 5.24 million
Number of effective pixels: approx. 5.07 million
Number of active pixels: approx. 5.02 million
Chip size: 9.74 mm (H) × 7.96 mm (V)
Unit cell size: 3.4 μm (H) × 3.4 μm (V)
Saturation signal: 450 mV
Sensitivity: 270 mV (G signal, 3200 K, 706 cd/m2, F5.6, 1/30 s accumulation)
Dark signal: 16 mV (Ta=60 °C, 3.75 frame/s)
Smear: −92 dB (without a mechanical shutter, frame readout mode)
Image processing CxProcess
Operating system pSOSystem/MIPS 2.5.x
Camera sensitivity JPEG, TIFF, Motion JPEG (MOV): Auto (100–400), ISO 100, 200, 400, 800 equivalents
RAW: ISO 100 equivalent
Aspect ratio4:3
Lens construction16 elements in 13 groups (includes two AD glass elements and two aspheric elements)
Maximum aperture f/2.8 – f/3.5
Aperture stepsf/2.8, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5.6, 6.7, 8, 9.5
Focal length 7.2 – 50.8 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 – 200 mm)
Macro: 7.2 and 43 – 50.8 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28 and 170 – 200 mm)
Focusing range (from CCD)0.5 m / 19.7 inch to infinity
Macro: Wide 30 – 60 cm / 11.8 – 23.6 inch, Telephoto 25 – 60 cm / 9.8 – 23.6 inch
Maximum magnification0.177× (equivalent to 0.7× in 35 mm format) (With a focal length of 50.8 mm. Distance at 25 cm)
Area covered at maximum magnification: 50 × 37 mm / 2 × 1.5 inch (approx.)
Optical zooming controlManual zooming ring
Optical focus controlPrecision Focus-by-wire rotating focusing ring
Autofocus systemVideo AF
Focus lockBy pressing shutter-release button partway down.
Also possible with spot-AE lock button (The function of the spot-AE lock button can be changed with the recording menu)
Autofocus areasWide focus area, Spot focus point
  • Flex Focus Point control with spot focus point mode
Focus modes Autofocus: Single-shot AF (DMF), Continuous AF (DMF)
Manual focus
  • DMF - Direct Manual Focus
Focus featuresPixel binning in low light conditions
Center scan mode for 4× electronic zoom image (EVF/LCD, manual focus)
2× digital zoom (LCD, manual focus)
Exposure modesP (Programmed AE) (with program shift), A (Aperture priority), S (shutter priority), M (manual).
AE lockWith Spot-AE lock button or by pressing the shutter-release button partway down
MeteringMulti-segment (300 segments), center-weighted, Spot
Exposure control rangeP / A modes: Wide; Ev – 1 – 18, Telephoto; Ev – 0.4 (7Hi) / 1.6 (7i) – 18.7
S / M modes: Wide; Ev – 1 – 17, Telephoto; Ev – 0.4 (7Hi) / 1.6 (7i) – 17.7
shutter CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter
shutter speed range7Hi: 15 - 1/4000 seconds (in P / A modes, ISO 100), Bulb (max. 30 seconds)
7i: 4 – 1/4000 seconds (in P / A modes), 4 – 1/2000 seconds (in S / M modes), Bulb (max. 30 seconds)
White-balance control7Hi: Automatic, Preset {Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent 1, 2 (white / cool white), Cloudy}, Custom (3 positions)
7i: Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloudy), Custom
Digital Subject ProgramsPortrait, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Text
Digital Effects Control Exposure, Color saturation, Contrast compensation, Filter
Exposure compensation +/− 2 Ev in 1/3 increments
Flash meteringADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control
  • ADI - Advanced Distance Integration
Flash-sync speedsAll shutter speeds
Flash modesFill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear flash sync, Wireless / Remote flash
Built-in flash range* (approx.)
ISO settingFlash range (wide angle)Flash range (telephoto)
AUTO0.5 m – 3.8 m / 1.6 ft – 12.5 ft0.5 m – 3.0 m / 1.6 ft – 9.8 ft
1000.5 m – 2.7 m / 1.6 ft – 8.8 ft0.5 m – 2.1 m / 1.6 ft – 6.9 ft
2000.5 m – 3.8 m / 1.6 ft – 12.5 ft0.5 m – 3.0 m / 1.6 ft – 9.8 ft
4000.5 m – 5.4 m / 1.6 ft – 17.6 ft0.5 m – 4.2 m / 1.6 ft – 13.8 ft
8000.5 m – 7.6 m / 1.6 ft – 25 ft0.5 m – 6.0 m / 1.6 ft – 19.6 ft
  • When the camera sensitivity is set to auto, the ISO is set between ISO 100 and 200.
  • The flash range is measured from CCD.
External flash connectionAccessory shoe
Flash sync terminal (7Hi)
Recycling time7 seconds (approx.)
Flash compensation+/−2 Ev in 1/3 increments
Viewfinder typeEVF (Electronic viewfinder), Variable-position: 0–90 degrees
Automatic monitor amplification, electronic magnification for manual focusing
Viewfinder display4.8 mm (0.19 inch) Ferroelectric reflective liquid crystal microdisplay
Equivalent visual resolution: 220,000 pixels (approx.), field of view: 100% (approx.)
Display format: 300 (H) × 224 (V)
Pixel dimensions: 0.0135 mm (pixel dimensions include a 0.0005 mm interpixel gap)
Color depth: 18 bits (6-bit RGB)
Brightness: 250 cd/m2
Contrast ratio: 80:1
Viewfinder magnification0.31 – 2.1×
Diopter control−5 to +0.5 diopter
Eye relief 20 mm (from eyepiece)
LCD monitor46 mm (1.8 inch) low-temperature polysilicon TFT color
Total pixels: 118,000, field of view: 100% (approx.)
Number of colors: Analog full color
Pixel arrangement: RGB delta
Effective pixels per unit area: 115.4 dots/mm²
Optical transmittance: 8.6%
Contrast ratio: 200:1
Display formatRecording mode: Live image, Grid, Scale, Quick view, Instant playback, Histogram of live image, Various statuses
Playback mode: Single-frame, Index, Enlarged playback, Slide show, Histogram of recorded image, Various statuses
Display-mode switchAuto-display (Viewfinder proximity sensor), Electronic viewfinder display, LCD-monitor display
A/D conversion12 bits
Correlated Double Sampling (CDS)
79 dB SNR
Camera memory7Hi: 64 MB (SDRAM)
7i: 32 MB (SDRAM)
File formats JPEG, TIFF, Motion JPEG (MOV), RAW. DCF 1.0 / DPOF 1.1-compliant
Printing output control7Hi: Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II
7i: Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching
Recording mediaType I and Type II CompactFlash cards (max. 2 GB) IBM Microdrive (170 MB, 340 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB)
Image quality modesRAW, Super fine (TIFF), Extra-Fine (7Hi), Fine, Standard, Economy (7i)
Number of recorded pixelsStill images (JPG): 2560 × 1920, 1600 × 1200, 1280 × 960, 640 × 480
Still images (RAW): 2568 × 1928
Movie clips: 640 × 480 (UHS continuous-advance mode), 320 × 240 (standard, night movie modes), Time-lapse movie at all image sizes
Color modesNatural Color (sRGB), Vivid Color (sRGB), Adobe RGB (7Hi), Black and white (neutral and toned), Solarization
Advanced color managementYes (7hi)
  • Embedded ICC Profiles are available for all formats except RAW
Sharpness settingsThree levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)
File size* (approx.)
2560 × 19201600 × 12001280 × 960640 × 480
Economyn/a (7Hi) / 670KB (7i)n/a (7Hi) / 390KB (7i)n/a (7Hi) / 300KB (7i)n/a (7Hi) / 160KB (7i)
Standard1.5 MB (7Hi) / 1.1 MB (7i)660 KB (7Hi) / 620 KB (7i)460 KB (7Hi) / 420 KB (7i)240 KB (7Hi) / 200 KB (7i)
Fine2.5 MB (7Hi) / 2.1 MB (7i)1.0 MB (7Hi) / 1.0 MB (7i)720 KB (7Hi) / 680 KB (7i)320 KB (7Hi) / 280 KB (7i)
Extra Fine4.8 MB (7Hi) / n/a (7i)1.9 MB (7Hi) / n/a (7i)1.3 MB (7Hi) / n/a (7i)420 KB (7Hi) / n/a (7i)
Super Fine14.2 MB (7Hi) / 14.1 MB (7i)5.6 MB (7Hi) / 5.6 MB (7i)3.6 MB (7Hi) / 3.6 MB (7i)1.0 MB (7Hi) / 980 KB (7i)
RAW9.6 MB (7Hi) / 9.5 MB(7i)n/an/an/a
Movie297 KByte/second (7Hi) / 250 KByte/second (7i)
  • Numerical value may vary depending upon the subject.
Continuous advanceModes :

High Speed continuous advance (with 2560 × 1920 size images) (7Hi)
UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous advance (with 1280 × 960 size images)
Standard continuous advance

  • UHS and standard continuous advance cannot be used with Super Fine or RAW images.


Speeds :
High Speed continuous advance: max. 3 frame/s (approx.) (7Hi)
UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous advance: 7 frame/s (approx.)
Standard continuous advance: max. 2 frame/s

  • Actual speeds may vary depending upon subjects and shooting conditions.
Interval recording2 – 99 frames. Interval time: 1 – 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 / 45 / 60 minutes
Digital Enhanced BracketingExposure, Contrast, Color saturation, Filter
Exposure: 1.0, 0.5, 0.3 Ev increments
Contrast, Color saturation, Filter: fixed increments
Number of brackets: 3 frames
Self-timer10 seconds (approx.)
Movie recordingStandard movie mode:
60 s (max.) with and without monaural audio
Number of recorded pixels: 320 × 240
Frame rate: 15 frame/s

Night movie mode (Images is monochrome.):
60 s (max.) with and without monaural audio
Number of recorded pixels: 320 × 240
Frame rate: 15 frame/s UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous-advance movie mode:
Number of recorded pixels: 640 × 480
Frame rate: approx. 7 frame/s without audio Time-lapse movie mode:
Number of recorded pixels: 2560 × 1920, 1600 × 1200, 1280 × 960, 640 × 480
Frame rate: 4 frame/s without audio

AudioVoice memo: 5 or 15 seconds monaural audio with still image
File format: WAVE
Audio signalsTwo tones and two shutter sound effect settings
Exif tag informationDate and time, Camera settings: Exposure mode, shutter speed, Aperture value, Exposure compensation value, Metering method, Flash on / off, Camera sensitivity, White balance setting, Focal length, etc.
Delete functionSingle, multiple, or all frames can be deleted
Format functionAvailable in the Play mode
Data imprintingYear / month / day or Month / day / time, Text, Text and serial numbers
Digital zoom
Dark frame subtraction Yes in Bulb
Customizable interfaceYes (7hi)
BatteriesFour AA Ni-MH or alkaline batteries (Use of Ni-MH batteries is recommended.)
Battery performance (approx.) (Minolta measurement*)Number of recording: 220 frames
Continuous playback time: 120 minutes
  • 1700 mAh Ni-MH batteries, EVF on, external LCD monitor off, full-size images (2560 × 1920), Standard image quality, No instant playback, No voice memo, flash used with 50% of the frames
Operating time (approx.)Start-up time: approx. 3 seconds
shutter release time lag: 0.1 – 0.17 second
External power source6 V DC (with specified AC adapter AC-1L or AC-2L); current rating: 2 A
PC interface USB 1.1
AV outputPAL / NTSC
Dimensions (W×H×D)117 × 90.5 × 112.5 mm / 4.6 × 3.6 × 4.4 inch
Weight7Hi: 530 g / 18.7 ounce
7i: 525 g / 18.5 ounce
without batteries or recording media
Standard accessoriesLeather neck strap NS-DG1000 (7Hi), Neck Strap NS-DG7 (7i), Lens cap (49 mm) LF-1249, Accessory Shoe Cap SC-9, AV cable AVC-300, CF (CompactFlash) card (16MB), USB cable USB-100, DiMAGE Software CD-ROM (Includes DiMAGE Viewer), Lens Shade DLS-7Hi (7Hi), Lens Shade DLS-7i (7i), Four AA Ni-MH batteries, Ni-MH battery charger
  • Availability of accessories depends on areas.
Minolta 7Hi with 5600HS(D) flash Minolta DiMage 7Hi with 5600HS flash.JPG
Minolta 7Hi with 5600HS(D) flash

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