A close cousin of the Dimage A2, Konica Minolta's SLR-style Dimage A200 offers a smaller, more rounded body design. Optics and Resolution
The Dimage A200 has an 8.0-megapixel, 2/3-inch interlace scan CCD that can subtle, expressive images--even individual hairs or the stitches of a suit in sharp detail. It has the following resolution options: 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176 (3:2 aspect ratio), 2560 x 1920, 2080 x 1560, 1600 x 1200, and 640 x 480. The 7x optical zoom GT lens is designed specifically for digital photography with sharper, clearer images minus any color aberration, even when using the large aperture setting. It has a 28-200mm equivalency in 35mm photography and a focal range of f2.8 to f3.5. It also has two digital zoom options: a normal 2x and an interpolated 4x.
With its proprietary new advanced LSI engine and CxProcess III image-processing technology, the DiMAGE A200 provides high-speed and stress-free image processing with low power consumption. And, its ability to suppress noise and provide exceptionally accurate color reproduction means that users get high-quality images every time.
Movie Mode
The Dimage A200 offers a true VGA (640 x 480 pixels) movie mode, enabling you to record video at TV-quality 30 frames per second (fps). You also have the option to shoot at a larger resolution (800 x 600, SVGA) at 15 fps, good for viewing on a PC screen. Unlike many digital cameras, the Dimage A200 allows use of both the optical and digital zoom while recording movies, and the Night Movie function makes subjects highly visible even in dark settings. You can shoot a maximum of 15 minutes of video with audio.
Anti-Shake Technology
The Anti-Shake feature provides a highly effective way to deal with camera shake--a major cause of substandard images, especially with telephoto shots and when shooting in dim lighting. The Dimage A200 features a CCD-shift mechanism to stabilize images by offsetting the shaking pattern of the user's hand, providing stability at up to three shutter speeds slower than on digital cameras without an Anti-Shake function.
Storage and Transfer
Images are stored on CompactFlash cards (Type I/II), and it supports Microdrives. The Dimage A2 does not come with a memory card. It connects to Macs and Windows-based PCs via USB 2.0 connectivity.
Direct Printing
By directly connecting the Dimage A200 to a PictBridge-compliant printer, you can easily create prints without going through a computer--just choose your image directly from the LCD monitor.
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Specifications CCD
: 2/3-inch 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) 640 x 480 (standard & night movie) 800 x 600 (standard 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
- 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, 11 point selectable, Spot focus point Flex Focus Point control is available with the spot focus point.
Focus modes
: Autofocus: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Full-time AF, Manual focus or Flex Digital Magnifier (FDM), Automatic-magnification
Focusing range (from CCD)
: - 0.5 m / 1.6 feet to infinity
- Macro: Wide 30 - 60 cm / 11.8 - 23.6 inch, Telephoto 25 - 60 cm / 9.8 - 23.6 inch
Maximum magnification
: - 0.18x (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)
Metering
: Multi-segment (256 segments), Center-weighted, Spot (center or with FFP control)
Exposure control range
: - P/ A modes: Wide; Ev -1 - 18, Telephoto; Ev -0.5 - 18
- S / M modes: Wide; Ev -2 - 18, Telephoto; Ev -1.5 - 18
Digital Subject Program
: Portrait, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait/Night View
Shutter
: CCD electronic shutter / mechanical shutter
Shutter speed range
: 30- 1/3200 s (30-1/1600 s in S / M modes), Bulb (max. 30 s.)
Camera sensitivity
: Auto, ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 equivalents
White-balance control
: Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Shade, Cloudy, Flash), Custom (2 positions)
Digital Effects Control
: Color saturation, Contrast compensation, Filter
Exposure compensation
: ±2 Ev in 1/3 increments
Flash control
: Automatic and Manual flash control
Flash-sync speeds
: All shutter speeds
Flash modes
: Fill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear flash sync, Slow sync
Built-in flash range (approx.)
: 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
External flashes
: Auto-flash metering with Program/Maxxum Flash 2500 (D), 3600HS (D), 5600HS (D), Macro Twin Flash 2400,* Macro Ring Flash 1200.* *Macro Flash Controller is necessary.
Viewfinder type
: TTL Electronic viewfinder (EVF), Automatic monitor amplification, Electronic magnification for manual focusing, 235,000 pixels
Diopter control
: -5 ~ +2 m - 1
Eye relief
: 22 mm
LCD Monitor
: Articulating 11 mm / 0.44 inch TFT liquid crystal microdisplay, 134,000 pixels, Field of view: approx. 100%, Diagonal view angle: approx. 32°
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
: EVF / 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,- 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, 2GB, 4GB)
Color modes
: Natural (sRGB), Vivid (sRGB), Portrait (sRGB), Embedded Adobe (RGB), B&W
Sharpness setting
: Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)
Continuous-advance modes
: - UHS continuous advance, 10fps (640x480) up to 40 frames
- Hi-Speed continuous advance: max. 2.3 fps up to 5 frames
- Standard continuous advance: max. 2.0 fps up to 5 frames
White Balance bracketing
: WB1 (narrow bracket) or WB2 (wide bracket of color temperature)
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