Konica Minolta Dimage Z3
Features
- 4-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 11-by-15-inch enlargements
- Konica Minolta GT APO 12x optical zoom with CCD-shift anti-shake system; combines with 4x digital zoom for 48x total zoom
- Fastest autofocus in its class (May 2004); captures movies with sound; PictBridge compatible
- Store images on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards; 16 MB SD card included
Specifications
| Number of effective pixels: | 4.0 million |
| CCD: | 1/2.5-type interline primary-color CCD Total pixels: 4.2 million |
| Camera sensitivity: | Auto and 50,100, 200, and 400 ISO equivalents |
| Focal length: | 5.83 - 69.9mm (35mm equivalent: 35 - 420mm) |
| Lens construction: | 13 elements in 10 groups |
| Maximum aperture: | f/2.8 - f/4.5 |
| Minimum focus distance: | Wide: 2.0ft (0.6m) from front of lens Telephoto: 6.6ft (2.0m) from front of lens Wide: 2.2ft (0.685m) from CCD Telephoto: 6.8ft (2.085m) from CCD |
| Super Macro minimum distance: | Focal length: 10.45mm (at 10.45mm only); From front of lens: 0.4 in. (1 cm); From CCD: 3.7 in. (9.5cm) |
| Standard Macro Wide minimum distance: | Focal length: Wide; From front of lens: 3.9 in (10cm); From CCD: 7.3 in (18.5cm) |
| Standard Macro Telephoto minimum distance: | Focal length: Telephoto; From front of lens: 47.2 in (120cm) ; From CCD: 50.6 in. (128.5cm) |
| Maximum magnification: | 0.20x (Equivalent to 1.2x in 35mm format) |
| Area covered at maximum magnification: | 1.2 x 0.9 in. (31 x 23mm) |
| Viewfinder type: | Electronic viewfinder 0.3-type with a total of 118,000 pixels |
| LCD monitor: | 1.5 inch (3.8cm) digital-interface TFT color |
| Diopter control: | - 3 ~ +1m-1 |
| Eye relief: | 20.8mm |
| Shutter: | CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter |
| Shutter speed range: | 4 - 1/1000 second in programmed-AE and aperture-priority modes. 15 - 1/1000 second in shutter-priority and manual exposure modes. Bulb (maximum 30 seconds) 2 - 1/1000 seconds in auto-recording and Digital Subject Programs |
| Autofocus system: | Video AF system |
| Autofocus areas: | 5-Point Wide Focus Area. Spot focus areas with Focus Area Selection |
| Focus modes: | Single-shot AF, Continuous AF with predictive focus control, Full-time AF, Manual focus. |
| Focus lock: | By pressing shutter-release button partway down. |
| Metering: | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Multi-segment metering: | 256 segments |
| Exposure modes: | Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual |
| Digital Subject Programs: | Automatic (Portrait, Sports action, Landscape, Sunset, Standard) Manual (Portrait, Sports action, Landscape, Sunset, Standard, Night portrait.) |
| Exposure compensation: | ±2 EV in 1/3 increments |
| AE lock: | By pressing shutter-release button partway down |
| Flash metering: | Pre-flash TTL |
| Flash range: | Wide: Approximately 0.7 - 13.1 ft. (0.2 - 4.0 m) from front of lens Telephoto: Approximately 3.9 - 8.2 ft. (1.2 - 2.5 m) from front of lens |
| Flash modes: | Autoflash, Autoflash with red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Slow shutter sync. Autoflash not available with aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual exposure modes. Flash cancel by pushing the built-in flash down. |
| Flash recycling time: | Approximately 7 seconds |
| Flash compensation: | ± 2 EV in 1/3 increments |
| External flashes: | Auto-flash metering with Program/Maxxum Flash 2500 (D), Program/Maxxum 3600HS (D), Program/Maxxum Flash 5600HS (D) |
| Continuous advance: | - UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous advance: Approximately 10 frames per second (1280 x 960 ) - Standard continuous advance: Approximately 2.5 frames per second (2272 x 1704) |
| Progressive Capture: | Maximum number of images that can be recorded with the Progressive Capture mode: UHS: 15 frames (10 frames per second) Standard: 5 frames (2.5 frames per second-2272 x 1704, Standard) |
| Exposure bracketing: | Three frame bracket in 1.0, 0.5, 0.3 EV increments |
| Self-timer: | Approximately 10 seconds, 2 seconds |
| Movie: | Recording time dependent on memory card capacity, image size and frame rate. Frame rate: 15 frames per second, 30 frames per second Audio: monaural |
| White balance control: | Automatic, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash), Custom |
| Digital Effects Control: | Contrast compensation, Sharpness |
| Contrast compensation: | Three levels (Low, Normal, High) |
| Sharpness settings: | Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard) |
| Color modes: | Natural Color, Vivid Color, Black and white, Sepia |
| Noise reduction: | User selectable dark noise reduction |
| Digital zoom: | Maximum 4x in 0.2x increments |
| Copy function: | To copy single or multiple images to the same or another memory card. |
| E-mail Copy function: | Creates a compressed 640x480 JPEG image for transmission. |
| Date imprinting: | Year/month/day (Format can be changed.) Imprinting can be disabled |
| Image-quality modes: | Fine, Standard, Economy |
| Number of recorded pixels (Still images): | 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 1280 x 960 in UHS continuous-advance mode |
| Number of recorded pixels (Movie clips): | 640 x 480, 320 x 240 |
| File formats: | JPEG, Motion JPEG (MOV): with audio. DCF 2.0-compliant. DPOF-compliant (Supported by printing functions in version 1.1). Exif 2.2 |
| Printing output control: | Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II, PictBridge |
| Recording media: | SD (Secure Digital) Memory Cards, MultiMediaCards |
| Computer interface: | Full-speed 12Mbps data transfer with USB 2.0 compatible computer |
| AV output: | NTSC, PAL (selected on the camera) |
| Anti-shake system: | CCD-shift Anti-Shake system (User selectable) |
| Batteries: | Four AA batteries: Alkaline, Ni-MH |
| Battery performance (Playback): | Approximate continuous playback time: Approximately 220 minutes with alkaline batteries. |
| Battery performance (Recording): | Approximate number of recorded images: Approximately 170. Conforming to CIPA (included AA alkaline batteries, included SD memory card) |
| External power source: | 6V DC with specified AC adapter (sold separately) |
| Dimensions (WxHxD): | 4.3 x 3.1 x 3.3 in. (108.5 x 80.0 x 83.5mm) |
| Weight: | Approximately 11.8oz (335g) without batteries or recording media |
| Operating temperature: | 32-104 degrees F (0-40 degrees C) |
| Standard accessories: | Neck Strap NS-DG7000, Lens Cap LF-243, Accessory Shoe Cap SC-1000, AV Cable AVC-700, 16MB SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card, USB Cable USB-2, DiMAGE Viewer CD-ROM ArcSoft VideoImpression 2 CD-ROM (for windows only) |
| Optional accessories: | AC Adapter AC-1L, Camera Case CS-DG1000, Wide-Angle , Converter ZCW-300 kit, Adapter ring for attaching filter/converter , ZCA-300, PROGRAM FLASH 3600HS (D), 5600HS (D), 2500(D) |
| System Requirements: | IBM PC/AT compatible computers with Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98*, or Windows 98 Second Edition* and with a USB port as standard interface. Apple Macintosh computers with preinstalled Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2.2, Mac OS X v10.1.3 - 10.1.5, and v10.2.1 - 10.2.8, v10.3-10.3.3 and with a USB port as standard interface. * Users with Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition must install dedicated driver software included in the DiMAGE Z3 package. |