Minolta Dimage 7 series

{{overly detailed|section=yes|date=October 2016}}

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | External flash connection

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Accessory shoe
Flash sync terminal (7Hi)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Recycling time

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 7 seconds (approx.)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Flash compensation

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | +/−2 Ev in 1/3 increments

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Viewfinder type

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | EVF (Electronic viewfinder), Variable-position: 0–90 degrees
Automatic monitor amplification, electronic magnification for manual focusing

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Viewfinder display

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 4.8 mm (0.19 inch) Ferroelectric reflective liquid crystal microdisplay
Equivalent visual resolution: 220,000 pixels (approx.), field of view: 100% (approx.)
Display format: 300 (H) × 224 (V)
Pixel dimensions: 0.0135 mm (pixel dimensions include a 0.0005 mm interpixel gap)
Color depth: 18 bits (6-bit RGB)
Brightness: 250 cd/m2
Contrast ratio: 80:1

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Viewfinder magnification

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 0.31 – 2.1×

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Diopter control

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | −5 to +0.5 diopter

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Eye relief

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 20 mm (from eyepiece)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | LCD monitor

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 46 mm (1.8 inch) low-temperature polysilicon TFT color
Total pixels: 118,000, field of view: 100% (approx.)
Number of colors: Analog full color
Pixel arrangement: RGB delta
Effective pixels per unit area: 115.4 dots/mm²
Optical transmittance: 8.6%
Contrast ratio: 200:1

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Display format

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Recording mode: Live image, Grid, Scale, Quick view, Instant playback, Histogram of live image, Various statuses
Playback mode: Single-frame, Index, Enlarged playback, Slide show, Histogram of recorded image, Various statuses

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Display-mode switch

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Auto-display (Viewfinder proximity sensor), Electronic viewfinder display, LCD-monitor display

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | A/D conversion

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 12 bits
Correlated Double Sampling (CDS)
79 dB SNR

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Camera memory

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 7Hi: 64 MB (SDRAM)
7i: 32 MB (SDRAM)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | File formats

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | JPEG, TIFF, Motion JPEG (MOV), RAW. DCF 1.0 / DPOF 1.1-compliant

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Printing output control

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 7Hi: Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II
7i: Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Recording media

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards (max. 2 GB) IBM Microdrive (170 MB, 340 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Image quality modes

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | RAW, Super fine (TIFF), Extra-Fine (7Hi), Fine, Standard, Economy (7i)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Number of recorded pixels

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Still images (JPG): 2560 × 1920, 1600 × 1200, 1280 × 960, 640 × 480
Still images (RAW): 2568 × 1928
Movie clips: 640 × 480 (UHS continuous-advance mode), 320 × 240 (standard, night movie modes), Time-lapse movie at all image sizes

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Color modes

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Natural Color (sRGB), Vivid Color (sRGB), Adobe RGB (7Hi), Black and white (neutral and toned), Solarization

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Advanced color management

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Yes (7hi)

• Embedded ICC Profiles are available for all formats except RAW

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Sharpness settings

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Three levels (Soft, Normal, Hard)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | File size* (approx.)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Continuous advance

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Modes :

High Speed continuous advance (with 2560 × 1920 size images) (7Hi)

UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous advance (with 1280 × 960 size images)

Standard continuous advance

• UHS and standard continuous advance cannot be used with Super Fine or RAW images.

Speeds :

High Speed continuous advance: max. 3 frame/s (approx.) (7Hi)

UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous advance: 7 frame/s (approx.)

Standard continuous advance: max. 2 frame/s

• Actual speeds may vary depending upon subjects and shooting conditions.

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Interval recording

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 2 – 99 frames. Interval time: 1 – 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 / 45 / 60 minutes

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Digital Enhanced Bracketing

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Exposure, Contrast, Color saturation, Filter
Exposure: 1.0, 0.5, 0.3 Ev increments
Contrast, Color saturation, Filter: fixed increments
Number of brackets: 3 frames

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Self-timer

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 10 seconds (approx.)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Movie recording

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Standard movie mode:
60 s (max.) with and without monaural audio
Number of recorded pixels: 320 × 240
Frame rate: 15 frame/s

Night movie mode (Images is monochrome.):
60 s (max.) with and without monaural audio
Number of recorded pixels: 320 × 240
Frame rate: 15 frame/s

UHS (Ultra High Speed) continuous-advance movie mode:
Number of recorded pixels: 640 × 480
Frame rate: approx. 7 frame/s without audio

Time-lapse movie mode:
Number of recorded pixels: 2560 × 1920, 1600 × 1200, 1280 × 960, 640 × 480
Frame rate: 4 frame/s without audio

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Audio

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Voice memo: 5 or 15 seconds monaural audio with still image
File format: WAVE

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Audio signals

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Two tones and two shutter sound effect settings

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Exif tag information

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 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.

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Delete function

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Single, multiple, or all frames can be deleted

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Format function

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Available in the Play mode

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Data imprinting

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Year / month / day or Month / day / time, Text, Text and serial numbers

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Digital zoom

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 2×

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Dark frame subtraction

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Yes in Bulb

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Customizable interface

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Yes (7hi)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Batteries

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Four AA Ni-MH or alkaline batteries (Use of Ni-MH batteries is recommended.)

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Battery performance (approx.) (Minolta measurement*)

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Number of recording: 220 frames
Continuous playback time: 120 minutes

• 1700 mAh Ni-MH batteries, EVF on, external LCD monitor off, full-size images (2560 × 1920), Standard image quality, No instant playback, No voice memo, flash used with 50% of the frames

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Operating time (approx.)

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Start-up time: approx. 3 seconds
shutter release time lag: 0.1 – 0.17 second

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | External power source

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 6 V DC (with specified AC adapter AC-1L or AC-2L); current rating: 2 A

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | PC interface

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | USB 1.1

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | AV output

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | PAL / NTSC

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Dimensions (W×H×D)

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 117 × 90.5 × 112.5 mm / 4.6 × 3.6 × 4.4 inch

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Weight

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | 7Hi: 530 g / 18.7 ounce
7i: 525 g / 18.5 ounce
without batteries or recording media

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| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Standard accessories

| style=" text-align: left; vertical-align: top;" | Leather neck strap NS-DG1000 (7Hi), Neck Strap NS-DG7 (7i), Lens cap (49 mm) LF-1249, Accessory Shoe Cap SC-9, AV cable AVC-300, CF (CompactFlash) card (16MB), USB cable USB-100, DiMAGE Software CD-ROM (Includes DiMAGE Viewer), Lens Shade DLS-7Hi (7Hi), Lens Shade DLS-7i (7i), Four AA Ni-MH batteries, Ni-MH battery charger

• Availability of accessories depends on areas.

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Image:Minolta DiMage 7Hi with 5600HS flash.JPG

{{Reflist}}

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• [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/minoltadimage7/ Complete review of Dimage 7]
• [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/minoltadimage7hi/ Comparison of 7Hi and 7i]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080907222028/http://members.optusnet.com.au/pszymitzek/Vector/graphics.htm RAW Deal]
• [http://ufraw.sourceforge.net UFRaw]
• [http://webpages.charter.net/bbiggers/DCExperiments/html/body_dimage_7_.html Bryan D. K. Biggers Digital Camera Experiments]
• [http://ramal.free.fr/dim7_en.htm Minolta Dimage 7 Bugs and Tips]
• [http://www.jr-worldwi.de/ Jens Roesner − Camera Page]
• [http://www.pbase.com/pganzel/ Pete Ganzel − Camera Page]

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