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
