Konica Minolta Dynax 5D
(Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D in the USA)
Review Date: October 20th 2005
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Specifications
CAMERA TYPE |
Digital SLR with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses | |
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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) |
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No. of recorded pixels |
L: 3008 x 2000, M: 2256 x 1496, S: 1504 x 1000 | |
Storage capacity
(approx.) |
STD: 277 / 470 / 926, FINE: 163 / 282 / 584, EXTRA-FINE: 82 / 145 / 314, RAW+JPEG: 39 / 44 / 48, RAW: 53 |
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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°C / 32 ~ 104°F | |
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) | |
Dimensions (WxHxD) |
Approx. 130.5 mm x 92.5 mm x 66.5 mm | |
Weight (approx.) |
Approx. 590 g* * without batteries, memory card and body accessories |
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Number of frames recorded based on image quality and size
Image quality mode |
Image size*2 |
File size (approx.) |
Continuous advance*1 |
Storage capacity |
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RAW |
8.8 MB | 5 | 53 | |
RAW + JPEG |
L | 11.5 MB | 3 | 39 |
M | 10.2 MB | 3 | 44 | |
S | 9.3 MB | 3 | 48 | |
EX-FINE (JPEG) |
L | 5.9 MB | 3 | 82 |
M | 3.3 MB | 9 | 145 | |
S | 1.6 MB | 314 | 314 | |
FINE (JPEG) |
L | 3.0 MB | 10 | 163 |
M | 1.7 MB | 40 | 282 | |
S | 850 KB | 584 | 584 | |
STD (JPEG) |
L | 1.8 MB | 24 | 277 |
M | 1.0 MB | 470 | 470 | |
S | 540 KB | 926 | 926 | |
*2 L: 3008 x 2000, M: 2256 x 1496, S: 1504 x 1000
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