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Konica Minolta introduces 8 Megapixel SLR-type
digital camera with body integral Anti-Shake technology
New DiMAGE A2 features ultra-fast operation and high-speed start-up as
well as several professional-type functions
 Las Vegas, NV (February 12, 2004) – Konica
Minolta introduces the
DiMAGE A2 SLR-type digital camera, a camera that inherits the excellent
image quality and performance of the original DiMAGE A1 while being
able to provide photographers with quality digital photographs
comparable to an SLR camera. The DiMAGE A2 incorporates a high-quality
8-megapixel CCD and Super Fine Electronic Viewfinder (EVF)
outperforming the previous model's resolution by 4 times to achieve
extremely clear VGA-level images when both shooting and viewing.
Featuring a fast, innovative new 3D autofocusing (AF) system (1.5 times
faster than the DiMAGE A1) with 3D Predicative Focus Control and
Movement tracking, a fast built-in f/2.8 – 3.5 7x optical zoom lens,
Anti-shake function for still images and VGA quality movies, CxProcess
II Image Processing technology, the world's first VGA-resolution
Viewfinder (approximately 922,000 pixels), UHS Continuous Advance rate
of 7 frames per second, high-speed USB 2.0 support and compatibility
with portable and studio flash systems, the DiMAGE A2 provides the
tools digital photographers need to express their creativity and solve
visual problems. In addition, Konica Minolta has also introduced new
remote imaging software for use with the DiMAGE A2, the new DiMAGE
Capture software, for enhanced creative capabilities.
"The new DiMAGE A2 digital camera represents a new generation of
high-end digital camera quality and performance from Konica Minolta,"
said Jon Sienkiewicz, vice president of marketing, Konica Minolta's
Camera Division. "The DiMAGE A2 provides creative digital photographers
with excellent image quality in virtually any photographic situation.
And multiple professional-type functions which fully utilize the
camera's optical and image-processing technologies will please even the
most demanding photographer."
The DiMAGE A2 comes equipped with an 8-megapixel 2/3-inch progressive
primary-color CCD with 8.0 million effective pixels for
super-high-resolution, making even individual hairs or the threads of a
suit stand out in sharp detail. The 7x optical Konica Minolta GT APO
lens ensures that light reaches the CCD sensor with maximum fidelity.
Plus, Konica Minolta's CxProcess™ II image-processing technology
ensures that the colors reproduce just the way the photographer sees
them.
The DiMAGE A2's Super Fine electronic viewfinder (EVF) is sharp and
clear thanks to a high-density display composed of 922,000-pixels, 4
times as many as the previous model. The EVF has also evolved to make
digital photography even more of a pleasure. Precise focusing is
amazingly easy, allowing the photographer to see the tiniest details in
the most realistic colors. Switching into Smooth Mode provides 60
frames per second, making it a easy to focus on fast moving subjects.
As in the DiMAGE A1, the new DiMAGE A2 is equipped with an Anti-Shake
function. The camera incorporates CCD shifting technology to minimize
the effect of camera shake up to 800%. Konica Minolta's proprietary
Anti-Shake function delivers a highly effective way to take
high-quality images with hand-held shooting under telephoto and low
lighting situations, even when a relative novice is handling the DiMAGE
A2.
The DiMAGE A2's fast f2.8 – f3.5 7x optical zoom lens features an
advanced apochromatic (APO) lens design employing anomalous dispersion
(AD) glass to minimize chromatic aberration at all focal lengths and
produce sharp, contrasty images. With a focal range of 7.2mm to 50.8mm,
it is equivalent to a 28mm to 200mm zoom lens in 35mm format.
Konica Minolta's 3D AF provides seamless subject tracking as it focuses
on moving subjects to capture sharp, high-quality images, even when
they are coming straight toward the camera along the X-, Y-, and Z-axes
of the picture frame. Pressing the shutter release button launches the
3D Predictive Focus Control, which calculates exactly where the subject
will be and accurately focuses on that point at the time of exposure.
The AF speed outstrips anything in its class for any SLR-type digital
camera with non-interchangeable lens 5x or greater optical zoom.* The
3D AF and the focus speed combine to give hassle-free focusing.
*As of December 1st, 2003
The DiMAGE A2 also features high-quality movie recording at 544 x 408
pixels with audio at 30 frames per second, a resolution that looks
great even when viewed on a TV screen. And the bundled video editing
software turns users into movie makers.
About Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc.
Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc., headquartered in Mahwah, NJ,
is the North American sales and marketing subsidiary of Konica Minolta
Holdings, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan). On August 5, 2003 Konica Minolta
Holdings, Inc. was formed to enhance both the competitive business
capabilities and earning capacities of Konica Corporation and Minolta
Co., Ltd.
Consumers around the world have come to know and trust the Konica and
Minolta brands for all their imaging needs. Since the earliest days of
the photo industry, Minolta and Konica have applied their talents and
resources to create products and services that are essential to the
world of imaging. Today, these efforts concentrate on the most
important aspects of imaging: the quality of the images, the tools and
methods for creating images, and the creation of environments for the
application of images.
This focus on the essentials of imaging ties together the company's key
business and consumer product lines. Konica Minolta Photo Imaging
U.S.A., Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of 35mm and
Advanced Photo System film, single-use cameras, digital and 35mm film
cameras, accessory lenses, binoculars, photographic and color
measurement meters. In addition the company offers color print photo
papers, Inkjet photo paper, digital minilabs, digital film scanners,
optical instruments, software and advanced imaging and sensing
technologies. Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc. also provides
wholesale photofinishing services and Internet imaging services. It is
a complete imaging company, from input through output.
For more information about Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc.,
its products and services, visit http://www.ph.konicaminolta.us.
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Minolta DiMAGE A1
The
DiMAGE A1 was re-designed for today's digital photographer. With a 5
megapixel display and a 7X optical zoom, equivalent to a 28 - 200mm
35mm zoom lens, the DiMAGE offers quality and versatility in a compact,
convenient package. Offering CxProcess II, the latest image-processing
technology, this camera providing the tools to fully capture the power
of digital imaging.
The DiMAGE A1 has
the world's fastest AF speed among 5-megapixel SLR-type digital cameras
with a non-interchangeable 5x or greater optical zoom.(1) Full-time AF
continually focuses when the grip sensor is activated to reduce
focusing time as well as to continually display a sharp image on the
monitors.
All cameras suffer
from a slight delay between pressing the shutter-release button and
when the image is captured. Especially at long focal lengths, this
slight delay can be significant with fast moving subjects. With
continuous AF, the DiMAGE A1 uses the new 3-D Predictive Focus Control
to track the subject from the time when the shutter-release button is
pressed until the exposure is made, all while ensuring optimal focus.
This new predictive focus control continually follows the subject
through 3D space to not only provide the sharpest images possible, but
to also reduce focusing time to catch the perfect moment.
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