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DiMAGE A2 Specifications

CCD 2/3-type interlaced primary-color CCD, total pixels: 8.3 millions
Number of effective pixels Approx. 8.0 million (3350 x 2482)
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 (only for 3264 x 2176 mode)
Image-quality modes RAW+JPEG, RAW, TIFF (uncompressed), Extra-Fine, Fine, Standard
Number of recorded pixels Still images:
3264 x 2448
3264 x 2176 (in 3:2 mode)
2560 x 1920
2080 x 1560
1600 x 1200
640 x 480

Movie clips:
320 x 240 (standard & night movie)
544 x 408 (standard movie / night movie)
640 x 480 (time-lapse movie)

Lens Konica Minolta GT 7x optical zoom
Focal length: 7.2 - 50.8 mm (35mm equivalent: 28 - 200 mm)
Maximum aperture: f/2.8 - f/3.5
Filter Diameter: 49mm
Construction: 16 elements in 13 groups (includes two AD glass elements and two aspheric elements)
Digital zoom 2x
Optical zooming control Manual zooming ring
Autofocus system Video AF. Focus lock available
Autofocus areas Wide focus area / Spot focus point switchable, AF point movable to any desired place with in the area (FFP--Flex Focus Point control with spot focus point mode)
Focus modes Autofocus: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Full-time AF, Movement-tracking AF
Manual focus with Flex Digital Magnifier (FDM) (3.3x electronic magnification)
Focusing range (from CCD) 0.5 m / 1.6 feet to infinity
Macro: Wide 30 - 60 cm / 9.8 - 23.6 inch, Telephoto 25 - 60 cm / 11.8 - 23.6 inch
Maximum magnification 0.177x (Equivalent to 0.7x in 35mm format)
Area covered at maximum magnification (approx.):
52 x 39 mm / 2 x 1.5 inch (Telephoto), 283 x 213 mm / 11.1 x 8.4 inch (Wide)
Exposure modes P (Programmed AE) (with program shift), A (Aperture priority), S (Shutter priority), M (Manual), AE lock available
Metering Multi-segment (300 segments), Center-weighted, Spot (possible to work together with FFP control)
Exposure control range P/ A modes: Wide; Ev -1.7 - 19, Telephoto; Ev -1.2 - 19.7
S / M modes: Wide; Ev -2 - 18, Telephoto; Ev -1.4 - 18
Shutter CCD electronic shutter / mechanical shutter
Shutter speed range 30*- 1/4000 s (1/2000 s in S / M modes), Bulb (max. 30* s.) *(ISO 64 / 100)
Camera sensitivity Auto, ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800 equivalents
White-balance control Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Shade, Cloudy, Flash), Custom (3 positions)
Digital Subject Programs Portrait, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait / Night View
Digital Effects Control Color saturation, Contrast compensation, Filter
Exposure compensation ±2 Ev in 1/3 increments
Flash metering ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control
Flash-sync speeds All shutter speeds
Flash modes Fill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear flash sync, Wireless / Remote flash
Guide number Approx. 8 / 26 (in meter / feet at ISO 100)
Built-in flash range (approx.) (from CCD) Wide: 0.5 - 3.8 m / 1.6 - 12.5 feet,
Telephoto: 0.5 - 3 m / 1.6 - 9.8 feet (Camera sensitivity: auto)
Recycling time 5 seconds (approx.)
Flash compensation ±2 Ev in 1/3 increments
PC terminal Incorporated
Viewfinder type TTL Electronic viewfinder (EVF), Variable position: 0 - 90°, Automatic monitor amplification, Electronic magnification for manual focusing
Viewfinder LCD 11 mm / 0.44 inch TFT liquid crystal microdisplay, VGA size, Field of view: approx. 100%, Diagonal view angle: approx. 32°
Diopter control -3.5 ~ +1.5 diopter (-3.5 m - 1 ~ 1.5 m - 1)
Eye relief 19.5 mm [from protection glass, in -1 diopter (-1 m - 1)]
LCD Monitor 46 mm / 1.8 inch low-temperature polysilicon TFT color, Tilting (-20° to 90°)
Total pixels: 118,000, Field of view: 100% (approx.)
Display format Recording mode: Live image (60 / 30 fps), Grid, Scale, Quick view, Instant playback, Real-time histogram, Various statuses
Playback mode: Single-frame, Index, Enlarged playback, Slide show, Movie, Histogram, Various statuses
Display-mode switch Auto / EVF / External LCD-monitor
A/D conversion 12 bit
Built-in memory capacity SDRAM 64 MB
File name formats JPEG, TIFF, Motion JPEG (MOV), RAW, DCF 2.0-compliant,
DPOF (supported by printing functions in ver. 1.1), Exif 2.21
Printing output control Exif Print 2.2.1, PRINT Image Matching II, PictBridge
Recording media Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards,
Microdrive (170MB, 340MB, 512MB, 1GB, 4GB), SD card (with SD-CF1 in use)
Color modes Natural (sRGB), Vivid (sRGB), Adobe RGB, Adobe RGB (ICC), B&W, Solarization
Sharpness setting Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)
File size* (approx.)
(3264 x 2448)
RAW: 11.9 MB
RAW+JPEG: 15.8 MB
TIFF: 23.5 MB
Extra Fine: 7.9 MB
Fine: 4.0 MB
Standard 2.3 MB

Movie (544 x 408, 30 fps): 945 KB / second
*Numerical value may vary depending upon the subject.

Storage capacity* (32MB)(approx.)
(3264 x 2448)
RAW: 2 frames, RAW+JPEG: 1 frame, TIFF: 1 frame, Extra Fine: 3 frames, Fine: 7 frames, Standard: 13 frames
*Numerical value may vary depending upon the subject.
Continuous-advance modes Hi-Speed continuous advance: max. 2.7 fps, RAW (3 frames) mode available.
UHS continuous advance: max. 7 fps
Interval recording Interval time: 30 s / 1 - 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 / 45 / 60 min., 2 - 240 frames
Digital Enhanced Bracketing Contrast, Color saturation, Filter: fixed increments
(Changeable increments: ± 5 increments). Number of brackets: 3 frames
Exposure bracketing 0.5 / 0.3 increments, number of brackets: 3 frames
Self-timer (approx.) 10 seconds / 2 seconds
Movie recording Mode: Standard movie (544 x 408 / 320 x 240), Night movie,
Time-lapse movie
Max. recording time: 6 min. (544 x 408 / 30 fps), 15 min. (544 x 408 / 15fps)
Audio Voice memo: 15 seconds monaural audio, File format: WAVE
Exif tag information Date 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.), Color space
Delete function Single, multiple, or all frames can be deleted
Format function Available (only for quick format)
Data imprinting Year / month / day, Month / day / time, Text, Text and serial numbers
Batteries NP-400 7.2v 1500mAh lithium-ion battery
Battery performance
(approx.)
Capture 280 frames (EVF On, no instant playback, flash used 50% of the time), Continuous playback time: 240 min. (with LCD monitor On)
Operating time (approx.) Start-up time: 1.8 / 1.8 s (in record / playback mode),
Shutter-release time lag: 0.05 s, Capturing interval: 0.9 s
External power source 6V DC (with specified AC adapter AC-1L)
PC interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
AV output NTSC / PAL
Dimensions (WxHxD) 117 x 85 x 113.5 mm / 4.6 x 3.3 x 4.5 inches
Weight 565 g / 19.8 ounces without batteries and recording media
Standard accessories Dedicated Lithium-ion Battery NP400
Lithium-ion Battery Charger BC-400
Neck Strap NS-DG4000
Lens Cap (49mm) LF-1349
Lens Shade for DiMAGE A2 DLS-2
Accessory Shoe Cap SC-10
Ferrite Core FRC-100
AV Cable AVC-400
USB Cable USB-500
DiMAGE Software CD-ROM (Includes DiMAGE Viewer)
Ulead VideoStudio CD-ROM (for Windows)
System requirements IBM PC / AT compatible computers with preinstalled Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98*, or Windows 98 Second Edition* and with a built-in USB port as standard interface.

Apple Macintosh computers with Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2.2 or Mac OS X v.10.1.3 -10.1.5, v.10.2.1 - 10.2.8, and v.10.3 - 10.3.1 with a built-in USB port as standard interface.

(Specifications as represented by the manufacturer)









Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2



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