Built-in Anti-Shake Performance with All Maxxum System Lenses
The Maxxum 5D inherits the revolutionary technology of the Maxxum 7D--the world's first digital SLR with built-in Anti-Shake Technology and CCD Shift mechanism that is compatible with all Maxxum system lenses, including Konica Minolta's soon to be introduced line of Digital Technology "DT" lenses.

This award winning Anti-shake technology was selected as "European Photo Innovation of the Year 2004--2005" by EISA and provides the equivalent compensation effect with a shutter speed 2 to 3 stops slower.

Konica Minolta's Anti-Shake Technology makes it possible to reduce blur caused by camera shake, even when taking photos in dimly lit or twilight scenes, in natural light with a telephoto lens, as well as macro shots--without relying on a higher ISO setting or the aid of a flash or tripod. Anti-Shake responds quickly to both broad, slow-swaying motion of the camera body and the higher frequency shaking typical of camera shake caused by the photographer's hands.

The Anti-shake Technology can be switched on or off via a dedicated switch on the camera's back, and an Anti-Shake indicator is displayed on the viewfinder to keep the user informed when it's active.

Large CCD and Advanced Image Processing Technology
Integrating Konica Minolta's advanced technologies for photo-imaging excellence, the Maxxum 5D boasts an advanced LSI (image processing engine) and CxProcess III technology designed to provide stunning, natural-looking images.

As Konica Minolta's original image processing technology, CxProcess III optimizes four essential elements:

• Sharpness to take full advantage of the advanced optical technologies incorporated into the lens, presenting rich detail and realism without losing the quality of defocused images,
• Color reproduction to ensure that colors are rendered just as the human eye perceives them such as the subtle hues of natural blue, red, and skin tones,
• Gradation reproduction to render both clearness and deep presentation of gradations for both shadows and highlights, and
• Noise reduction to achieve a natural, impressive presentation of textured images.

Comprehensive Image Adjustment and Control for Creative Photography

Digital Subject Program Selector
The Digital Subject Program Selector offers photographers five convenient options: portrait, sports, landscape, evening sunset view, and night view. Using the exposure mode dial, users simply select an appropriate option for their chosen scene, and the new Maxxum 5D automatically selects an appropriate exposure control, AF mode, and image-processing program. This function makes it quick and easy for anyone to take beautiful shots without the need for complicated settings.

Digital Effect Control
Adding a step of creative flexibility above the Digital Subject Program Selector, the Digital Effect Control lets users select an option among ten scene types, edit the parameters to their preferences, and then store the settings. Once a scene is selected, the Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D automatically sets appropriate image processing and image quality parameters. The exposure can then be manually selected so photographers can customize the contrast and sharpness saturation parameters within five steps from the default values to create the exact look they want.

Color Temperature Setting
In addition to AWB (auto white balance), PWB (preset white balance), custom white balance and color temperature settings, the Maxxum 5D offers added creative freedom with CC (Color Compensation) filter effects and Color Temperature fine-tuning in 100K increments. And, the camera's G9 (Green) to M9 (Magenta) range enables precise white balance adjustments for difficult lighting situations.

White-Balance Bracketing
Offering a new level of convenience and efficiency, this function lets photographers take a shot in differing color temperature settings with two options for their desired color temperature range. Based on the range, the Maxxum 5D records three frames per shutter sequence so users can manually select their favorite frame after the shot.

Zone Matching
An inherited feature of the acclaimed Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D, high-key and low-key tone capture extend CCD dynamic range and adjust tone curves to ensure precise reproduction of gradations and suppress noise in low-lighting shots. For example, using high-key mode to take wedding photos under direct sunlight, the fine details of a bride's white flowers, gown, and train can be reproduced accurately. In comparison, using low-key mode, the texture of a black dress in a dark room can be captured in detail without noise interference.

Easy and Intuitive Operation

High-performance, high-speed autofocus (AF)
The Maxxum 5D's high-performance AF system offers exceptional accuracy with a central, cross hair type, 9-point and 8 line AF sensor array that enables high-precision Predictive Focus Control as well as high-speed Subject Tracking for accurately focusing on moving subjects--an indispensable asset in action and sports photography.

Smooth, Responsive Continuous Shooting
The Maxxum 5D lets users capture up to 10 frames at a speed of approximately 3 frames per second (in Large/Fine JPEG mode). The camera's high recording speed enables users to continue shooting smoothly afterwards.

User-friendly dials and controls
The Maxxum 5D offers a simple, user-friendly configuration of dials and controls that even beginner SLR camera users will quickly feel familiar with. Added functions provide users who are moving up from more basic models with intuitive control; for example, the exposure mode dial also operates the five options of the Digital Subject Program Selector, and an independent lever ensures quick and easy white balance control. Electronic menus display adjustable parameters to meet the demands of advanced photographers, and a menu call button simplifies menu navigation. Enhancing ease of use further still, operating procedures that use common keys have been standardized across functions/screens so that users can navigate intuitively without having to refer the instructions.

High-performance viewfinder
A bright, clear optical viewfinder displays essential shooting parameters at the bottom of the frame, providing users with all the information they need to make creative adjustments quickly. It also incorporates a spherical acute matte focusing screen for accurate, bright critical focusing assessment. And, to accommodate the camera's smaller design, the Maxxum 5D employs a newly developed forward-bend finder optical system and roof-mirror type of pentaprism.

Durable, Compact Body and High-Quality Texture
The Maxxum 5D enhances camera reliability through its strong build quality. The body is constructed using sturdy glass fiber plastic, making it lighter and smaller than the Maxxum 7D by about 22% in volume, while a functional rubber grip based on new ergonomic design research provides an ideal hand fit.

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D 6MP Digital SLR with Anti-Shake Technology 

The Maxxum 7D is the premiere digital SLR camera from Konica Minolta. The 7D inherits the intuitive operating ease of the 35mm Maxxum 7 AF SLR and maintains full compatibility with the Maxxum system of lenses and accessories. Equipped with a 2.5-inch LCD monitor that brings a new standard of image reviewing to digital SLR photography and featuring the powerful CCD-shift antishake system designed for the camera's 6.1-megapixel CCD. The Maxxum 7D is the world's first digital SLR camera with body-integral antishake technology and a CCD-shift mechanism, bringing an exciting new level of performance to Maxxum AF SLR lenses--including macro, wide-angle, zoom, telephoto, and super telephoto.  Without relying on a higher ISO setting or the aid of a flash or tripod, this new technology reduces unintentional blurring caused by shaking when taking photos with slow shutter speeds in dim light or twilight, in natural light with a telephoto lens, and with macro shots. It instantly and precisely shifts the CCD to compensate for camera motion, responding quickly to shaking caused by the photographer's hands and to broad, slow-swaying motions of the camera body. The 2.5-inch LCD monitor's large screen and ultrafine 207,000-pixel resolution make it easy to check image details after shooting. Capable of simultaneous image and histogram display, the monitor can also be set to display images with overexposed and underexposed areas highlighted for quick identification. In addition, automatic focus-point detection with 10x enlargement makes it easy to check for correct focus, and you can simultaneously display all of the frames in an auto-exposure-bracketing series to facilitate "best shot" selection.

Konica Minolta's exclusive CxProcess III technology brings out the best from the Maxxum 7D's 6.1-million-effective-pixel APS-C size CCD. CxProcess III optimizes color saturation, edge sharpness, and highlight/shadow contrast to ensure that colors are rendered true to life. CxProcess III also suppresses noise during slow-shutter imaging, and assures rich textural detail and spatial perspective for vivid yet natural reproduction of skin tones, clouds, and other subjects with delicate surface textures.
The Maxxum 7D incorporates a central, crosshair-type, nine-point and eight-line AF sensor array, providing high-precision autofocusing and high-performance tracking of moving subjects. This wide-area coverage gives you great creative flexibility in framing your subject. The AF system features both predictive focus control and omnidimensional subject tracking for high-speed focus adjustment, making it ideal for photographing fleeting moments or sports.

Four focusing modes ensure optimum performance in a wide range of situations: AF-S for single-shot AF, AF-C for continuous AF, and AF-A, which automatically switches from single-shot to continuous AF when it detects subject movement. In addition, the Maxxum 7D features the same AF/MF control layout featured on the Maxxum 7. Another focusing option that is particularly useful for macro and portrait photography is direct manual focus, which combines the advantages of AF operation with the ability to focus manually when the shutter button is pressed halfway down.
A spherical acute matte focusing screen is used for accurate and bright critical focusing assessment. The optical glass pentaprism viewfinder features 0.9x magnification and 95% field-of-view for easy scene evaluation and composition, even when using small-aperture telephoto lenses.

The LCD monitor also works as a navigation display, enabling seamless operation with clear, concise camera settings displayed alongside comprehensive shooting information in large, easy-to-read text. The display automatically switches from horizontal to vertical format when your camera position changes and switches off as you look into the viewfinder.
The Maxxum 7D inherits its dial-and-lever operation system from the world-renowned Maxxum 7, a 35mm AF SLR highly regarded for its user-friendliness. The Maxxum 7D's intuitive operation makes it ideal for users moving up to the new, digital model from its 35mm predecessor. The exposure compensation dial and easy-to-use exposure mode dials are also borrowed from the Maxxum 7, making the 7D comfortably familiar and helping users respond quickly to changing shooting conditions or picture opportunities. A separate white-balance dial is provided for quick, easy white-balance control.
The Maxxum 7D enables high-speed continuous shooting of up to nine consecutive frames at up to three frames per second in both RAW and RAW+JPEG modes. It also allows continuous shooting of up to twelve 3,008 x 2,000 JPEG images at the extra fine image-quality setting--fifteen images at the fine setting. These high-speed shooting capabilities are ideal for capturing momentary expressions, sports action, or fleeting action, while retaining high picture quality.
With the simultaneous RAW+JPEG dual-format capture mode for improved, post-shoot workflow, the Maxxum 7D can shoot either RAW or JPEG images or both combined. Simultaneous RAW+JPEG recording gives you much greater freedom in processing your images. By saving the image in both formats, you can quickly display the JPEG version as a reference while editing and processing the RAW data for final output as a beautiful gallery-quality print suitable for framing and permanent display.
The Maxxum 7D gives you a choice of 14-segment honeycomb-pattern metering, center-weighted average metering, and spot metering. Fourteen-segment honeycomb pattern metering is particularly versatile, and employs new algorithms to ensure beautiful results in extremely high-contrast or backlit situations. Additionally, exposure compensation can be set in 1/3- or 1/2-step increments, offering even finer control.