Maxxum Cameras

This page is an original from the old Minolta Users Group Web Page. This list provided to Craig by Raman Ravi - thanks! It is by no means complete.

Additional information from Rogerio Reis.

Maxxum xi and si Series Cameras

Feature 3xi 5xi 7xi 9xi 700si
Price at CW of O $199 $329.85 $439.85 ? ?
Built-in Flash 39ft 40ft 40ft N/A 40ft
Predictive AF
Portrait Program w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards
Landscape Prgm. w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards
Close-up Program w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards
Sports Program w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards
Indoor Program
Load Ext. Prgms w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards
Ap/shutter Prio / / / / /
All Manual Mode
Shiftable Program ?
FocusAssistLight
Slowest Shutter 30 sec 30 sec 30 sec 30sec 30sec
Fastest Shutter 1/2000 1/2000 1/8000 1/12000 1/8000
Multiple Expos. w/ Cards w/ Cards (2)
Bracketing w/ Cards w/ Cards
Meter Modes M M/S M/S/A* M/S/A* M/S/A*
Focusing Light EV -1 to 19 -1 to 19 -1 to 19 -1 to 19 -1 to 19
Metering Light EV 1 to 20 ? 0 to 20 0 to 20 0 to 20
Remote EL EL EL EL EL
Mirror Lockup
# of Focus Zones 1 (wide) ? 4 4 4
Body Wt. w/o Batt. 14.7 oz 525 gr 22.9 oz 740gr 595gr
Battery Type 2CR5 2CR5 2CR5 2CR5 2CR5
Delay Timer 10 SEC 10 SEC 10 SEC 10sec 10sec
Mount Minolta Minolta Minolta Minolta Minolta
Flash Exp. Comp. w/ 5200i w/ 5200i w/ 5200i w/5200i w/5200i
Exposure Comp +-3 in .5 +-4 in .5 +-4 in .5 +-3 in .5
DX-override 6 to 6400 6 to 6400 6 to 6400 6 to 6400 6 to 6400
Sync Speed 1/(60-200 upto 1/200 upto 1/200 upto 1/300 upto 1/200
Meter Segments 6hex+bg% ? 13hex+bg% 13hex+bg% 13hex+bg%
Backlit Display
Interval Timer w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards
Max Frames/sec 1 1 3 4.5 3
Shake Warning
"Trap" Focus
Removable Back
Rewind w/Tongue w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards w/ Cards
Curtain Sync front front front front front
Image Size Lock
Focus Motor Body Body Body Body Body
Zoom Motor Lens % Lens Lens Lens Lens
Extra Frames 1 ? 1 1 0
Dep.Field Preview
Bat.Ind. Levels 4 4 4 4 4
Speaker on/off ? NA NA NA
Viewfinder cov(%) 92/94v/h% 92/94v/h% 92/94v/h% 92/94v/h% 92/94v/h%
Diopter Adjust. opt=10 opt=10 opt=10 Built-in opt=10
Aperature Adj. ? ? ? ? ?
Material of Body b=P, f=M b=P, f=M b=P, f=M b=M+P, f=M b=P, f=M
AE/AF Lock / ? /~no /~no /~no
Est.Rolls/Batt. & 60 & ? 60 & 60 & ? 50 & ? 60 & ?


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