The camera incorporates CCD shifting technology to minimize the effect of camera shake up to 800%. Switching into Smooth Mode provides 60 frames per second, making it a easy to focus on fast moving subjects.Īs in the DiMAGE A1, the new DiMAGE A2 is equipped with an Anti-Shake function. Precise focusing is amazingly easy, allowing the photographer to see the tiniest details in the most realistic colors. The EVF has also evolved to make digital photography even more of a pleasure. 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. Plus, Konica Minolta's CxProcess™ II image-processing technology ensures that the colors reproduce just the way the photographer sees them. The 7x optical Konica Minolta GT APO lens ensures that light reaches the CCD sensor with maximum fidelity. 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. 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 provides creative digital photographers with excellent image quality in virtually any photographic situation.
"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.
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 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.įeaturing 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. 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. Konica Minolta Introduces 8MP Single Lens-Reflex (SLR)-Type Digital Camera With Body Integral Anti-Shake Technology Archived Websites (Pre-DigitalDingus): D100 Lounge.Konica Minolta Introduce DiMAGE A2 SLR-type Digital Camera