Konica minolta DiMAGE A1 1.12e

Building on the success of the DiMAGE 7 series of digital cameras, Minolta introduces the new 5-megapixel SLR-type DiMAGE A1. Featuring the world's fastest AF speed among 5-megapixel SLR-type digital cameras*, a fast f/2.8 - 3.5 7x optical zoom lens, a top shutter speed of 1/16,000 of a second, dual-focal macro system, extra-fine image quality option, Minolta's new CxProcess II and 3-D Predictive Focus Control, Subject Tracking AF, Anti-shake function, and compatibility with portable and studio flash systems.

The Minolta DiMAGE A1's fast f2.8 - f3.5 7x optical zoom lens is an advanced apochromatic (APO) lens employing anomalous dispersion (AD) glass to minimize chromatic aberration at all focal lengths and produce sharp, contrasty images. With a focal range of 7.2mm to 50.8mm, it's equivalent to a 28-200mm 35mm zoom lens. The DiMAGE A1 zoom has a dual-focal macro system that allows the lens to be set at the wide-angle or telephoto position to take advantage of different focal lengths.

For photographers who demand high-quality images, new image-quality and image-size settings have been added to the Minolta DiMAGE A1. The extra-fine image-quality option produces a high-quality JPEG file with little compression or loss of detail. And the new 2080 x 1560 image size gives photographers the ability to switch between 5 megapixel, 3 megapixel, and 2 megapixel images smoothly.

DiMAGE A1 Features:
7x optical zoom 28-200mm with manual zoom and focus rings on the lens
Anti-Shake function for sharp images at low shutter speed or long focal lengths
5-megapixel 2/3" CCD sensor for images up to 2560 x 1950 pixels
14-bit A/D conversion provides a finer tonal gradation (16,384 levels in each color channel)
CCD-RAW, TIFF, Extra Fine (low compression) and JPEG file modes
Native sRGB or Adobe RGB color space is selectable
Program AE with Shift, Aperture priority, Shutter priority and Manual exposure modes
Vari-angle (-20 to 90�) 1.8-inch color LCD with 118,000 pixels
Color Viewfinder with 235,000 pixels, variable position can be tilted up to 90�, automatic monitor amplification in low-light
Color modes: Natural Color (sRGB), Vivid Color (sRGB), Adobe RGB, Embedded Adobe RGB, Black and white (neutral and toned), Solarization
Burst capture @ 2.8fps up to five 2560 x 1920 RAW frames
Up to 15 mins. of 320x240 motion video at 24fps with 16-bit audio
Shutter speeds from 30 seconds to 1/16,000
3-D Predictive Focus Control and Subject Tracking
Flex Focus Point, changes the extra-wide focus to a cross-hair spot focus point that can be moved to anywhere within the image
Digital Program modes: portrait, sports, night portrait and sunset
Auto and six white balance presets with 7 levels of fine tuning plus three custom settings
ISO Sensitivity: Auto (100-200), 100, 200, 400 and 800 equivalents
Up to 15 sec. audio memos can be added to still images
Digital Enhanced Bracketing of contrast and color saturation
Flash hot shoe and external PC synch terminal
Digital Effects Control for exposure compensation, contrast and color saturation
High Performance flash with Advanced Distance Integration flash metering
Three exposure-metering modes: 300-segment, center-weighted and spot
Playback/QuickView with histogram feature
Data imprinting that records date, time and descriptive information on an image.
Lightweight magnesium-alloy body, professional black finish with a large rubberized grip
High-capacity NP-400 rechargeable Li-ion battery pack
Optional BP-400 grip holds two Li-ion packs or 6 AA batteries
Exif Print and Epson PRINT Image Matching II compatible