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96 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1928</span>)</span> (as Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten)<br /><a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Kazuo Tashima</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">August 5, 2003<span class="noprint">; 21 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2003-08-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fate</th><td class="infobox-data">Merged with <a href="/wiki/Konica" title="Konica">Konica</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Konica_Minolta" title="Konica Minolta">Konica Minolta</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label">3-13, 2-chome, Azuchi-Machi, <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-ku,_Osaka" title="Chūō-ku, Osaka">Chuo-ku</a>, Osaka 541-8556, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> (1998)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Camera" title="Camera">Cameras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Film_camera" class="mw-redirect" title="Film camera">film cameras</a>, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, laser printers</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Minolta Co., Ltd.</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ミノルタ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Minoruta</i></span>)</span> was a Japanese manufacturer of <a href="/wiki/Camera" title="Camera">cameras</a>, camera accessories, <a href="/wiki/Photocopier" title="Photocopier">photocopiers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fax_machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Fax machine">fax machines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Laser_printer" class="mw-redirect" title="Laser printer">laser printers</a>. Minolta Co., Ltd., which is also known simply as <b>Minolta</b>, was founded in <a href="/wiki/Osaka,_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Osaka, Japan">Osaka, Japan</a>, in 1928 as <i>Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">日独写真機商店</span></span>, meaning Japanese-German camera shop)</span>. It made the first integrated <a href="/wiki/Autofocus" title="Autofocus">autofocus</a> 35 mm SLR camera system. In 1931, the company adopted its final name, an acronym for "<b>M</b>echanism, <b>In</b>struments, <b>O</b>ptics, and <b>L</b>enses by <b>Ta</b>shima".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources"><span title="This claim needs a reference to a independent, third-party source. (May 2020)">third-party source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2003, Minolta merged with <a href="/wiki/Konica" title="Konica">Konica</a> to form <a href="/wiki/Konica_Minolta" title="Konica Minolta">Konica Minolta</a>. On 19 January 2006, Konica Minolta announced that it was leaving the camera and photo business,<sup id="cite_ref-end_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-end-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and that it would sell a portion of its <a href="/wiki/Single-lens_reflex_camera" title="Single-lens reflex camera">SLR</a> camera business to <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a> as part of its move to pull completely out of the business of selling cameras and photographic film.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2016</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><span class="anchor" id="Kazuo_Tashima"></span> </p> <ul><li>1928: <a href="/wiki/Kazuo_Tashima" class="mw-redirect" title="Kazuo Tashima">Kazuo Tashima</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E5%B6%8B%E4%B8%80%E9%9B%84" class="extiw" title="ja:田嶋一雄">ja</a>]</span> establishes Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten ("Japanese-German photo company," the precursor of Minolta Co., Ltd.).</li> <li>1929: Marketed the company's first camera, the "Nifcarette" (ニフカレッテ).</li> <li>1937: The Minolta Flex is Japan's second <a href="/wiki/Twin-lens_reflex_camera" title="Twin-lens reflex camera">twin-lens reflex camera</a> (after the Prince Flex by Neumann & Heilemann).</li> <li>1947: Introduction of the long lived 35mm rangefinder camera <a href="/wiki/Minolta_35" title="Minolta 35">Minolta-35</a></li> <li>1958: The <a href="/wiki/Minolta_SR-2" title="Minolta SR-2">Minolta SR-2</a> is Minolta's first <a href="/wiki/Single-lens_reflex_camera" title="Single-lens reflex camera">single-lens reflex camera</a>.</li> <li>1959: The Minolta SR-1.</li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/John_Glenn" title="John Glenn">John Glenn</a> takes a specially modified <a href="/wiki/Ansco" title="Ansco">Ansco</a>-logoed <a href="/wiki/Minolta_Hi-Matic" title="Minolta Hi-Matic">Minolta Hi-Matic</a> camera into space aboard <i><a href="/wiki/Friendship_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Friendship 7">Friendship 7</a></i>. The company changes its name to Minolta Camera Co., Ltd.</li> <li>1966: The <a href="/wiki/Minolta_SR-T_101" title="Minolta SR-T 101">Minolta SR-T 101</a> SLR camera is one of the first with TTL (through-the-lens) full aperture <a href="/wiki/Light_meter" title="Light meter">light metering</a>. The first is Topcon RE Super from 1963.</li> <li>1972: Minolta signs an agreement to cooperate with <a href="/wiki/Leica_Camera" title="Leica Camera">Leica</a> in SLR development;</li> <li>1973: The <a href="/wiki/Leica_CL" title="Leica CL">Minolta CL</a> is the first fruit of this agreement.</li> <li>1976: The <a href="/wiki/Leica_R3" title="Leica R3">Leica R3</a> is introduced. Minolta produces the R3, <a href="/wiki/Leica_R4" class="mw-redirect" title="Leica R4">R4</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Leica_R5" class="mw-redirect" title="Leica R5">R5</a> models in the <a href="/wiki/Leica_R" class="mw-redirect" title="Leica R">Leica R</a> series. Subsequent cameras are built in Germany by Leica themselves.</li> <li>1977: The <a href="/wiki/Minolta_XD-11" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta XD-11">Minolta XD-11</a> (N. America only, <a href="/w/index.php?title=XD-7&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="XD-7 (page does not exist)">XD-7</a> worldwide) is introduced, the world's first 'multi mode' SLR offering M, A, S modes, with a 'Program override' in S mode effected by a computer chip, the world's first Program mode. This same year, Minolta also introduced the Minolta XG series starting with the Minolta XG-7.</li> <li>1981: Implementation of Minolta's invention and patent of TTL (through-the-lens) OTF (off-the-film) exposure metering: the <a href="/wiki/Minolta_CLE" title="Minolta CLE">Minolta CLE</a> is the first <a href="/wiki/135_film" title="135 film">35mm</a> <a href="/wiki/Rangefinder_camera" title="Rangefinder camera">rangefinder camera</a> to feature TTL metering and <a href="/wiki/Aperture_priority" title="Aperture priority">aperture priority</a> autoexposure. The <a href="/wiki/Minolta_X-700" title="Minolta X-700">Minolta X-700</a> manual-focus SLR is introduced; this model is sold until 1999 and is enormously successful. The <a href="/wiki/Minolta_XD-11" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta XD-11">Minolta XD-11</a> (Model E) is the first Minolta product branded with an updated logo (in caps), which was in use until the 2003 merger with <a href="/wiki/Konica" title="Konica">Konica</a>.</li> <li>1985: The <a href="/wiki/Minolta_Maxxum_7000" title="Minolta Maxxum 7000">Minolta Maxxum 7000</a> Alpha Mount Camera becomes the world's first <a href="/wiki/Autofocus" title="Autofocus">autofocus</a> 35mm SLR with in-camera autofocus motor.</li> <li>1987: Honeywell files lawsuit against Minolta for patent infringement over autofocus technologies.</li> <li>1991: Minolta's autofocus design was found to infringe on the patents of Honeywell, a U.S. corporation. After protracted litigation, in 1991 Minolta was ordered to pay Honeywell damages, penalties, trial costs, and other expenses in a final amount of $127.6 million <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1992: Minolta settles out of court with Honeywell.</li> <li>1994: The company changes its name to Minolta Co., Ltd. because it no longer is primarily a camera company.</li> <li>1995: Introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Minolta_RD-175" title="Minolta RD-175">Minolta RD-175</a>, a 1.75-<a href="/wiki/Megapixel" class="mw-redirect" title="Megapixel">megapixel</a> <a href="/wiki/Digital_SLR" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital SLR">digital SLR</a> camera.</li> <li>1996: The <a href="/wiki/Minolta_Vectis" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta Vectis">Minolta Vectis</a> camera is a completely new SLR system designed around the <a href="/wiki/Advanced_Photo_System" title="Advanced Photo System">Advanced Photo System</a> (APS) <a href="/wiki/Film_format" title="Film format">film format</a>.</li> <li>1998: The <a href="/wiki/Minolta_Maxxum_9" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta Maxxum 9">Minolta Maxxum 9</a> autofocus SLR is introduced. This system is targeted toward the professional photographer and has many features not duplicated by the competition.</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/DiMAGE_A1" class="mw-redirect" title="DiMAGE A1">DiMAGE A1</a> introduced world's first sensor-based anti-shake, and was the final Minolta product branded prior to the <a href="/wiki/Konica_Minolta" title="Konica Minolta">Konica Minolta</a> merger.</li> <li>2004: Minolta and Konica officially merge to become Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.</li> <li>2005: The company announces joint venture with Sony on CCD and CMOS technologies.</li> <li>2006: Konica Minolta announces it is discontinuing all film and digital camera production, ending a 78-year history as a camera manufacturer. Final models released were DiMAGE X1 and Z6. Konica Minolta Photo Image, Inc.'s (the camera business portion of Konica Minolta) assets regarding digital camera technology are transferred to Sony for continued development started from the joint venture.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_cameras">Early cameras</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early cameras"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MinotlaTLR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/MinotlaTLR.jpg/220px-MinotlaTLR.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/MinotlaTLR.jpg/330px-MinotlaTLR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/MinotlaTLR.jpg/440px-MinotlaTLR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="478" data-file-height="760" /></a><figcaption>Minolta Autocord TLR</figcaption></figure> <p>Relying heavily on imported <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">German</a> technology, Nichi-Doku turned out their first product, a <a href="/wiki/Folding_camera" title="Folding camera">bellows camera</a> called the <a href="/wiki/Nifcarette" class="mw-redirect" title="Nifcarette">Nifcarette</a>, in March 1929. By 1937, the company reorganized as Chiyoda Kogaku Seikō, K.K. (Chiyoda Optics and Fine Engineering, Ltd.) and built the first Japanese-made <a href="/wiki/Twin-lens_reflex_camera" title="Twin-lens reflex camera">twin-lens reflex camera</a>, the Minoltaflex, based on the German Rolleiflex.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1947, the <a href="/wiki/Minolta_35" title="Minolta 35">Minolta-35</a> was introduced. It is based on the Leica rangefinder camera concept with the 39mm screw lens-mount. It uses the standard 35mm film in cassettes. The standard lens is the <a href="/wiki/Super_Rokkor" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Rokkor">Super Rokkor</a> 1:2.8 50mm.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1950, Minolta developed a <a href="/wiki/Planetarium_projector" title="Planetarium projector">planetarium projector</a>, the first-ever made in Japan, beginning the company's connection to astronomical optics. John Glenn took a Minolta Hi-Matic rangefinder 35 mm camera aboard the <a href="/wiki/Spacecraft" title="Spacecraft">spacecraft</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Atlas_6" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercury Atlas 6">Friendship 7</a></i> in 1962, and in 1968, <a href="/wiki/Apollo_8" title="Apollo 8">Apollo 8</a> orbited the Moon with a Minolta Space Meter aboard.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the late 1950s and 1960s, Minolta competed in the medium-format roll film camera market with the Autocord series of TLR (twin-lens reflex) cameras. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox hproduct" style="width:23em"><caption class="infobox-title fn">Minolta XD-11 (XD-7, XD)</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta_XD-11.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Minolta_XD-11.jpg/300px-Minolta_XD-11.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Minolta_XD-11.jpg/450px-Minolta_XD-11.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Minolta_XD-11.jpg/600px-Minolta_XD-11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/135_film" title="135 film">35mm</a> <a href="/wiki/Single_lens_reflex" class="mw-redirect" title="Single lens reflex">SLR</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Lens</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Lens_mount" title="Lens mount">Lens mount</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minolta_SR-mount" title="Minolta SR-mount">Minolta SR-mount</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Focusing</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Focus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manual_focus" title="Manual focus">Manual focus</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Exposure/metering</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Exposure_(photography)" title="Exposure (photography)">Exposure</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shutter_priority" title="Shutter priority">Shutter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aperture_priority" title="Aperture priority">aperture priority</a> autoexposure</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Flash</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Flash_(photography)" title="Flash (photography)">Flash</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hot_shoe" title="Hot shoe">Hot shoe</a> and PC terminal</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">General</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Dimension" title="Dimension">Dimensions</a></th><td class="infobox-data">51 x 86 x 136 mm, 560 g</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta_SRT303.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Minolta_SRT303.jpg/220px-Minolta_SRT303.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Minolta_SRT303.jpg/330px-Minolta_SRT303.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Minolta_SRT303.jpg/440px-Minolta_SRT303.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Minolta SR-T303</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta-shift-lens.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Minolta-shift-lens.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="133" /></a><figcaption><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1207775266">.mw-parser-output span.fnumber,.mw-parser-output .fnumber-fallback{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;width:max-content}.mw-parser-output span.fnumber::first-letter,.mw-parser-output .fnumber-fallback .first-letter{font-style:italic;font-family:Trebuchet MS,Candara,Georgia,Calibri,Corbel,serif}</style><span class="fnumber-fallback"><span class="first-letter">f</span>/</span>2.8 35mm <a href="/wiki/Perspective_correction_lens" class="mw-redirect" title="Perspective correction lens">shift lens</a>, 11mm maximum shift</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta_XG-1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Minolta_XG-1.JPG/220px-Minolta_XG-1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Minolta_XG-1.JPG/330px-Minolta_XG-1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Minolta_XG-1.JPG/440px-Minolta_XG-1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2868" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>Minolta XG-1</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta_X-700_5.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Minolta_X-700_5.JPG/220px-Minolta_X-700_5.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Minolta_X-700_5.JPG/330px-Minolta_X-700_5.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Minolta_X-700_5.JPG/440px-Minolta_X-700_5.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2940" data-file-height="1988" /></a><figcaption>Minolta X-700</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Single-lens_reflex_cameras">Single-lens reflex cameras</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Single-lens reflex cameras"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1958, Minolta introduced its SR-2 single lens reflex (SLR) 35mm camera which was equipped with a bayonet mount and instant return mirror. In 1966 Minolta introduced the SR-T line which included TTL metering. Although well-made and widely regarded as some of the most innovative SLR cameras of their time, Minolta cameras were not as robust as competing Nikon models. Minolta SR/SRT design used sleeve bushings instead of bearings on its focal plane spindles and had greater tolerances between working parts. This occasionally caused problems in very cold weather or with extremely high levels of use. Minolta SLRs also lacked important professional features such as a motor drive, removable pentaprism, and removable back. Minolta cameras appealed to amateur photographers with their lower prices and high-quality optics.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>From the late 1950s through the 1980s, Minolta was the first Japanese manufacturer to introduce a bayonet lens mount rather than a screw mount; and the first manufacturer to introduce multimode metering. They also introduced the first commercially successful autofocus SLR line with the Maxxum series.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1972, Minolta drew up a formal cooperation agreement with <a href="/wiki/Ernst_Leitz_GmbH" title="Ernst Leitz GmbH">Leitz</a>. Leitz needed expertise in camera body electronics, and Minolta felt that they could learn from Leitz's optical expertise. Tangible results of this cooperation were the <a href="/wiki/Leica_Camera" title="Leica Camera">Leica</a> CL/Minolta CL, an affordable rangefinder camera to supplement the Leica M range. The Leica CL was built by Minolta to Leica specifications. Other results were the Leica R3, which was in fact the Minolta XE-1 with a Leica lens mount, viewfinder, and spot metering system, and the Leica R4 was based on the Minolta XD-11. Additionally, five Minolta lenses were repackaged as Leica R lenses: the Minolta 24/2.8 MC Rokkor-X optics are found in the Leica 24/2.8 Elmarit-R, and similarly for the Minolta 35-70/3.5, 75-200/4.5, 70-210/4, and 16/2.8. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_"program"_focal_plane_shutter_35mm_SLR:_the_XD-11"><span id="First_.22program.22_focal_plane_shutter_35mm_SLR:_the_XD-11"></span>First "program" focal plane shutter 35mm SLR: the XD-11</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: First "program" focal plane shutter 35mm SLR: the XD-11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1977, Minolta introduced the <a href="/wiki/Minolta_XD-11" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta XD-11">XD-11</a>, the first multimode 35 mm compact SLR to include both aperture and shutter priority in a single body. It was also the first camera to employ a computerised chip, which in shutter priority mode overrode the chosen speed if necessary to give a correct exposure, thus offering the first-ever 'programmed mode'. The XD-11 was the last attempt by Minolta to enter the professional and semiprofessional 35 mm SLR market until the Maxxum 9 in 1998. Elements of the XD-11 design (called the XD-7 in Europe) were utilized by Leitz for the Leica R4 camera.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_final_manual-focus_35mm_SLR_cameras:_the_X-700_series">The final manual-focus 35mm SLR cameras: the X-700 series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The final manual-focus 35mm SLR cameras: the X-700 series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta_XG7_DLSR_35_mm_film_camera.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Minolta_XG7_DLSR_35_mm_film_camera.jpg/220px-Minolta_XG7_DLSR_35_mm_film_camera.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Minolta_XG7_DLSR_35_mm_film_camera.jpg/330px-Minolta_XG7_DLSR_35_mm_film_camera.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Minolta_XG7_DLSR_35_mm_film_camera.jpg/440px-Minolta_XG7_DLSR_35_mm_film_camera.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Minolta XG-7 DLSR 35 mm film camera made in Japan</figcaption></figure> <p>Minolta continued to offer 35 mm manual focus SLR cameras in its X-370, X-570, and X-700 from 1981, but slowly repositioned its cameras to appeal to a broader market. Minolta decided to abandon the high level of design and parts specifications of its earlier XD/XE line. The new amateur-level X-570, X-700, and related models offered additional program and metering features designed to appeal to newer photographers, at a lower cost. The advanced vertical metal shutter design of the older cameras was rejected in favor of a cheaper horizontal cloth-curtain shutter, reducing flash sync to a slow 1/60th second. Further cost savings were made internally, where some operating components were changed from metal to plastic. </p><p>The first version of the X-370, the chrome version that was made in Japan, was a rugged, all-metal camera that sometimes had greater appeal than the “plasticky” X-570, X-700, or later black versions of the X-370 (known as the X-7A) to photographers who place a premium on build quality. </p><p>As Minolta's autofocus Maxxums were proving successful, Minolta invested fewer resources in its manual focus line as time progressed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compact_35mm_film_cameras">Compact 35mm film cameras</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Compact 35mm film cameras"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vintage_Minolta_camera.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Vintage_Minolta_camera.jpg/220px-Vintage_Minolta_camera.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Vintage_Minolta_camera.jpg/330px-Vintage_Minolta_camera.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Vintage_Minolta_camera.jpg/440px-Vintage_Minolta_camera.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Minolta HI-Matic F</figcaption></figure> <p>Minolta entered the highly competitive 35mm compact camera market in the 1980s and transitioned from older rangefinder designs to "point-and-shoot" (P&S) electronic autofocus/autowind cameras. Minolta, like other major manufacturers faced with low-cost competition from elsewhere in Asia, found it difficult to build quality P&S cameras at a cost the consumer was willing to pay, and was forced to offshore production, gradually redesigning successive cameras to reduce cost and maintain profit margins.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Autofocus_SLRs">Autofocus SLRs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Autofocus SLRs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta_Hi-matic_AF-d.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Minolta_Hi-matic_AF-d.jpg/220px-Minolta_Hi-matic_AF-d.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Minolta_Hi-matic_AF-d.jpg/330px-Minolta_Hi-matic_AF-d.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Minolta_Hi-matic_AF-d.jpg/440px-Minolta_Hi-matic_AF-d.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Minolta Hi-matic AF-d</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fogged_hienegs.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Fogged_hienegs.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="107" /></a><figcaption>Infrared negatives fogged by the infrared beam frame counting mechanism of a Minolta Maxxum 4</figcaption></figure> <p>Minolta purchased the <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patent</a> rights to autofocus lens technology from <a href="/wiki/Leica_Camera" title="Leica Camera">Leica Camera</a> in the 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1985, Minolta introduced a new line of autofocus (AF) SLR cameras. In North America, they used the name <a href="/wiki/Minolta_Dynax" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta Dynax">Maxxum</a>; in Europe, the cameras were called <a href="/wiki/Minolta_Dynax" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta Dynax">Dynax</a>; and in Japan, they were named <a href="/wiki/Minolta_Dynax" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta Dynax">Alpha</a>. They were Minolta's first line of <a href="/wiki/Autofocus" title="Autofocus">automatic focus</a> SLR cameras, and the first commercially successful autofocus SLRs the world had seen.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Minolta's marketing agency of record, The Manhattan-based William Esty Company branded the Minolta Maxxum, which was named by Creative Director George Morin. The round Minolta logo was developed by Art Director Herbert Clark with internationally renowned designer Saul Bass. The Minolta Freedom line of autofocus compacts were also branded at The William Esty Company, and named by Senior Copywriter Niels Peter Olsen. The Minolta Freedom line also included the Minolta Talker, the first point & shoot camera to incorporate a voice-chip that assisted with autofocus and flash operations. As a result of their innovations, the products that Minolta launched with The William Esty Company increased their camera sales from third, behind Canon & Nikon, to first in the U.S. marketplace.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>With the Maxxum line, the heavy duty metal bodies of earlier Minoltas were abandoned in favor of lighter and less expensive plastics. The <a href="/wiki/Maxxum_7000" class="mw-redirect" title="Maxxum 7000">Maxxum 7000</a>, the most popular of the new Maxxums, introduced the innovation of arrow buttons for setting <a href="/wiki/Aperture" title="Aperture">aperture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shutter_speed" title="Shutter speed">shutter speed</a>, rather than a shutter speed dial on the body and an aperture ring on the lens. That way, the only control necessary on the lens is the manual focus ring (plus the zoom ring in the case of zoom lenses).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Maxxum 7000 had two 8-bit CPUs and six integrated circuits. A circuit on the lens relayed aperture information to the camera body, and the motor for autofocus was contained within the camera body. An LCD showed aperture, shutter speed, and frame count, while an infrared beam counted sprocket holes when advancing the film from frame to frame (this prevents the use of infrared film). The 7000 had TTL phase-detection focusing and metering, autoexposure, and predictive autofocus. All Maxxum cameras use the <a href="/wiki/Minolta_A-mount" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta A-mount">Minolta A-mount</a>; earlier manual-focus <a href="/wiki/Minolta_SR-mount" title="Minolta SR-mount">Minolta SR-mount</a> lenses are incompatible with the new AF cameras.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Unfortunately for Minolta, its autofocus design was found to infringe on the patents of Honeywell, a U.S. corporation. After protracted litigation, in 1991 Minolta was ordered to pay Honeywell damages, penalties, trial costs, and other expenses in a final amount of $127.6 million.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the 4-digit Maxxum i line, which included the 3000i, 5000i, <a href="/wiki/Minolta_Dynax_7000i" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta Dynax 7000i">7000i</a>, and 8000i, came the 1-digit Maxxum xi line; followed by the 3-digit si line; the 1-digit line without letters (Alpha/Dynax/Maxxum 3, 4, 5, 7, 9); and finally, the Maxxum 50 (Dynax 40) and Maxxum 70 (Dynax 60).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="APS_format_cameras">APS format cameras</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: APS format cameras"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Minolta also invested in APS (<a href="/wiki/Advanced_Photo_System" title="Advanced Photo System">Advanced Photo System</a>) film-format cameras, most notably with the Vectis line of SLR cameras beginning in 1996. APS later proved to be a technological dead end, as the cameras did not sell as hoped. Digital photography was entering the marketplace, and Minolta eventually discontinued all APS camera production.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_developments">Other developments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LEI0010_200_Leica_AF-C1_Produziert_von_Minolta_Front_view-9756-Bearbeitet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/LEI0010_200_Leica_AF-C1_Produziert_von_Minolta_Front_view-9756-Bearbeitet.jpg/220px-LEI0010_200_Leica_AF-C1_Produziert_von_Minolta_Front_view-9756-Bearbeitet.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/LEI0010_200_Leica_AF-C1_Produziert_von_Minolta_Front_view-9756-Bearbeitet.jpg/330px-LEI0010_200_Leica_AF-C1_Produziert_von_Minolta_Front_view-9756-Bearbeitet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/LEI0010_200_Leica_AF-C1_Produziert_von_Minolta_Front_view-9756-Bearbeitet.jpg/440px-LEI0010_200_Leica_AF-C1_Produziert_von_Minolta_Front_view-9756-Bearbeitet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5584" data-file-height="3704" /></a><figcaption>The first Leica compact camera, made by Minolta (1989-1991)</figcaption></figure> <p>Minolta introduced features that became standard in all brands a few years later. Standardized features that were first introduced on Minolta models included multisensor light metering coupled to multiple AF sensors, automatic flash balance system, wireless TTL flash control, TTL-controlled full-time flash sync, and speedy front and rear wheels for shutter and aperture control. Special features introduced by Minolta are interactive LCD viewfinder display, setup memory, expansion program cards (discontinued), eye-activated startup, and infrared frame counter.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merger_with_Konica">Merger with Konica</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Merger with Konica"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta7.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ee/Minolta7.jpg/220px-Minolta7.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="313" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ee/Minolta7.jpg/330px-Minolta7.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ee/Minolta7.jpg/440px-Minolta7.jpg 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="759" /></a><figcaption>The 2000 Minolta Dynax 7</figcaption></figure> <p>In an effort to strengthen market share and acquire additional assets in film, film cameras, and optical equipment, Minolta merged with another long-time Japanese camera manufacturer, <a href="/wiki/Konica" title="Konica">Konica</a> Ltd., in 2003. The new corporation was called Konica Minolta Ltd.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Until Konica Minolta announced their withdrawal plan in 2006, they made Maxxum/Dynax digital and film-based cameras (retaining the different names in the different markets), improving the design while maintaining the basic concepts. The Maxxum 4 is a low-priced 35 mm SLR with an A-type bayonet mount, built-in flash, autoexposure, predictive autofocus, electronically controlled vertical-traverse focal plane shutter, and <a href="/wiki/Through-the-lens" class="mw-redirect" title="Through-the-lens">through-the-lens</a> (TTL) phase-detection focusing and metering. In advertising literature, Minolta claimed that the Maxxum 4 was the most compact 35 mm AF SLR, and the second fastest at autofocusing, while the Maxxum 5 was the fastest at autofocusing. These cameras were, however, intended for the consumer end of the market.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Minolta made one last attempt to enter the amateur and professional market with the Maxxum (Dynax) 9 in 1998, followed by the Maxxum 7 in 2000, which used a full LCD readout on the rear of the camera. Though well received by the photographic press, the 7 and 9 did not sell to expectations or achieve any significant breakthrough with their intended customer base, who had largely gravitated to the Canon or Nikon brands. All of these cameras were eventually discontinued in favor of the less-expensive Maxxum 50 and 70, which were sold under the Minolta name until 2006, when Konica Minolta ceased production of all film cameras.<sup id="cite_ref-end_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-end-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Digital_cameras">Digital cameras</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Digital cameras"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta-DiMage-EX-p1030227.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Minolta-DiMage-EX-p1030227.jpg/220px-Minolta-DiMage-EX-p1030227.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Minolta-DiMage-EX-p1030227.jpg/330px-Minolta-DiMage-EX-p1030227.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Minolta-DiMage-EX-p1030227.jpg/440px-Minolta-DiMage-EX-p1030227.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1656" data-file-height="988" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Dim%C3%A2ge_EX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dimâge EX">Dimâge EX</a>, an early digital camera</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta_Dimage_Z1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Minolta_Dimage_Z1.jpg/220px-Minolta_Dimage_Z1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Minolta_Dimage_Z1.jpg/330px-Minolta_Dimage_Z1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Minolta_Dimage_Z1.jpg/440px-Minolta_Dimage_Z1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3203" data-file-height="2403" /></a><figcaption>Minolta DiMAGE Z1</figcaption></figure> <p>Minolta had a line of digital point-and-shoot cameras to compete in the <a href="/wiki/Digital_photography" title="Digital photography">digital photography</a> market. Their DiMAGE line included digital cameras and imaging software as well as film scanners.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Minolta created a new category of "<a href="/wiki/Bridge_digital_camera" class="mw-redirect" title="Bridge digital camera">bridge cameras</a>," with the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/DiMAGE_7" class="mw-redirect" title="DiMAGE 7">DiMAGE 7</a>. Designed for use by people familiar with 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras but without the added cost or complication of interchangeable lenses or optical reflex viewfinders, the DiMAGE incorporated many of the features of a higher-level film camera with the simplicity of smaller compact digicams. The camera had a traditional zoom ring and focus ring on the lens barrel and was equipped with an electronic viewfinder (EVF) rather than the direct optical reflex view of an SLR. It added other features such as a <a href="/wiki/Histogram" title="Histogram">histogram</a>, and the cameras were compatible with Minolta's flashes for modern film SLRs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>However, the DiMAGE 7 (including the <a href="/wiki/DiMAGE_A1" class="mw-redirect" title="DiMAGE A1">DiMAGE A1</a>, <a href="/wiki/DiMAGE_A2" class="mw-redirect" title="DiMAGE A2">A2</a>, and A200) and similar bridge cameras were not really adequate substitutes for professional SLR cameras, and initially there were many reports of slow autofocus speed and various malfunctions (this surfaced when a Sony-designed CCD chip would malfunction, rendering the camera useless. Minolta, however, issued a CCD alert and fixed faulty units free of charge; after Konica Minolta's withdrawal from the photo business, <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a> took over the CCD alert until the warranty repair service was terminated in 2010). Minolta later innovated in this line by being the first manufacturer to integrate a mechanical <a href="/wiki/Image_stabilization" title="Image stabilization">antishake</a> system (Minolta's antishake is based inside the camera body as opposed to the camera lens, common with <a href="/wiki/Canon_EF" class="mw-redirect" title="Canon EF">Canon EF</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nikon_AF" class="mw-redirect" title="Nikon AF">Nikon AF</a> lenses).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In January 2002, Minolta again created a new category of camera, introducing the Minolta DiMAGE X, an ultracompact digital with a 3x folded zoom lens. With the folded approach, no moving parts of the lens are external to the camera. Instead, a 45-degree mirror bounces light to a conventional zoom lens safely tucked inside the camera body. Fast startup times are one potential benefit of this design (since nothing needs to extend), but slow focus and shutter lag times marred the advantage of this innovation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>According to a press release by Konica Minolta they "Konica Minolta Photo Imaging Inc. ceased its Camera Business Operations as of 31 March 2006, and ceased the entire customer services for Konica Minolta cameras and related products as of 31 December 2010"<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of January 1, 2017, Minolta digital cameras are exclusively manufactured under license by Elite Brands Inc in the United States. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Digital_SLRs">Digital SLRs<span class="anchor" id="DSLR"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minolta&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Digital SLRs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minolta_RD-175_(tweak).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Minolta_RD-175_%28tweak%29.jpg/220px-Minolta_RD-175_%28tweak%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Minolta_RD-175_%28tweak%29.jpg/330px-Minolta_RD-175_%28tweak%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Minolta_RD-175_%28tweak%29.jpg/440px-Minolta_RD-175_%28tweak%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3744" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Minolta_RD-175" title="Minolta RD-175">Minolta RD-175</a> using an optical reduction system for 3 x <a href="/wiki/Image_sensor_format#Table_of_sensor_formats_and_sizes" title="Image sensor format">1/2 inch</a> <a href="/wiki/Charge-coupled_device" title="Charge-coupled device">CCD</a> sensor with 3 x 0.38 <a href="/wiki/Megapixel" class="mw-redirect" title="Megapixel">megapixels</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Although Minolta had launched their first digital SLR system as early as 1995, the <a href="/wiki/Minolta_RD-175" title="Minolta RD-175">RD-175</a> — a 3 sensor (3 x 0.38 <a href="/wiki/Megapixel" class="mw-redirect" title="Megapixel">megapixel</a>) camera based on the Maxxum 500si — was never successful, and in 1998, it was superseded by the <a href="/wiki/Minolta_Dim%C3%A2ge_RD_3000" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta Dimâge RD 3000">Minolta Dimâge RD 3000</a>, a 3-megapixel DSLR based on the <a href="/wiki/Minolta_V-mount" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta V-mount">Minolta V-mount</a> of Minolta's APS format SLR camera line, which was equally unsuccessful and short-lived.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>While Minolta was the inventor of the modern integrated AF SLR, it took Konica Minolta a long time to enter the digital SLR market, a delay that may have proved fatal. Konica Minolta was the last of the large camera manufacturers to launch a digital SLR camera (<a href="/wiki/Maxxum" class="mw-redirect" title="Maxxum">Maxxum/Dynax</a> 5D and 7D) using the 35 mm AF mount. During July 2005, KM and Sony negotiated on a joint development of a new line of DSLR cameras,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where it was believed that Konica Minolta and Sony would market their DSLR line to the masses (much like the joint marketing and development of <a href="/wiki/Pentax" title="Pentax">Pentax</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samsung" title="Samsung">Samsung</a> K10/GX10 DSLRs).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 19 January 2006, KM announced that all DSLR production would continue under Sony's management;<sup id="cite_ref-end_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-end-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DSLR camera assets were transferred to Sony during the Konica Minolta withdrawal phase until March 31, 2006, where technical support for these cameras (primarily Konica Minolta's other digital cameras) was assumed by Sony, who announced the first Konica Minolta-based Sony SLR — the <a href="/wiki/Sony_Alpha_100" title="Sony Alpha 100">Alpha A100</a> — on June 5, 2006. Sony continued the manufacture of DSLRs using Minolta technology until 2010 when the company phased out DSLRs for its <a href="/wiki/Sony_SLT_camera" title="Sony SLT camera">SLT</a> system but retained the Minolta A-mount.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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<li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_XE-5" title="Minolta XE-5">XE-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_XE" title="Minolta XE">XE (XE-1/XE-7)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_XD-7" title="Minolta XD-7">XD (XD-7/XD-11)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_XG-M" title="Minolta XG-M">XG-M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_X-570" title="Minolta X-570">X-500/X-570</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_X-700" title="Minolta X-700">X-700</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Minolta_A-mount_system" title="Minolta A-mount system">A-mount SLR</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Maxxum_7000" title="Minolta Maxxum 7000">7000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Maxxum_9000" title="Minolta Maxxum 9000">9000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_5000i" title="Minolta 5000i">5000i</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_7000i" title="Minolta 7000i">7000i</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_9xi" title="Minolta 9xi">9xi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Maxxum_4" title="Minolta Maxxum 4">4</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">RF/VF</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_35" title="Minolta 35">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_CLE" title="Minolta CLE">CLE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Hi-Matic" title="Minolta Hi-Matic">Hi-Matic series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_TC-1" title="Minolta TC-1">TC-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AL-F" title="Minolta AL-F">AL-F</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Smaller_film_formats" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Smaller film formats</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>16mm <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_16" title="Minolta 16">16 series</a></li></ul></li> <li>110 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_110_Zoom_SLR" title="Minolta 110 Zoom SLR">110 Zoom SLR</a></li></ul></li> <li>APS <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Vectis_S_series" title="Minolta Vectis S series">Vectis S series</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Digital" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Digital</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">VF/EVF</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Dimage_5" title="Minolta Dimage 5">DiMAGE 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Dimage_7_series" title="Minolta Dimage 7 series">DiMAGE 7 series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Dimage_A1" title="Minolta Dimage A1">DiMAGE A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Dimage_EX" title="Minolta Dimage EX">Dimâge EX</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">SLR</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_RD-175" title="Minolta RD-175">RD-175</a></li> <li>RD-3000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konica_Minolta_Maxxum_5D" title="Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D">5D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konica_Minolta_Maxxum_7D" title="Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D">7D</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lenses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minolta_SR-mount_lenses" title="List of Minolta SR-mount lenses">SR-mount</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rokkor" title="Rokkor">Rokkor</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Fish-Eye_Rokkor_16mm_f/2.8" title="Minolta Fish-Eye Rokkor 16mm f/2.8">Fish-Eye 16mm f/2.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_UW_Rokkor_18mm_f/9.5" title="Minolta UW Rokkor 18mm f/9.5">UW 18mm f/9.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_W_Rokkor_21mm_lenses" title="Minolta W Rokkor 21mm lenses">21mm (f/4.5 · f/4 · f/2.8)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_Varisoft_Rokkor_85mm_f/2.8" title="Minolta Varisoft Rokkor 85mm f/2.8">Varisoft 85mm f/2.8</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minolta_A-mount_lenses" title="List of Minolta A-mount lenses">A-mount</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_Fish-Eye_16mm_f/2.8" title="Minolta AF Fish-Eye 16mm f/2.8">AF Fish-Eye 16mm f/2.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_20mm_f/2.8" title="Minolta AF 20mm f/2.8">AF 20mm f/2.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_24mm_f/2.8" title="Minolta AF 24mm f/2.8">AF 24mm f/2.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_28mm_f/2.8" title="Minolta AF 28mm f/2.8">AF 28mm f/2.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_35mm_f/1.4" title="Minolta AF 35mm f/1.4">AF 35mm f/1.4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_50mm_f/1.4" title="Minolta AF 50mm f/1.4">AF 50mm f/1.4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_50mm_f/1.7" title="Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7">AF 50mm f/1.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_Macro_50mm_f/2.8" title="Minolta AF Macro 50mm f/2.8">AF Macro 50mm f/2.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_Macro_100mm_f/2.8" title="Minolta AF Macro 100mm f/2.8">AF Macro 100mm f/2.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_STF_135mm_f/2.8_T4.5" title="Minolta STF 135mm f/2.8 T4.5">STF 135mm f/2.8 [T4.5]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_Apo_Tele_300mm_f/2.8_G_(D)_SSM" class="mw-redirect" title="Minolta AF Apo Tele 300mm f/2.8 G (D) SSM">AF Apo Tele 300mm f/2.8 G (D) SSM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_Reflex_500mm_f/8" title="Minolta AF Reflex 500mm f/8">AF Reflex 500mm f/8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_Zoom_24-105mm_f/3.5-4.5_(D)" title="Minolta AF Zoom 24-105mm f/3.5-4.5 (D)">AF Zoom 24-105mm f/3.5-4.5 (D)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_Apo_Tele_Zoom_70-200mm_f/2.8_G_(D)_SSM" title="Minolta AF Apo Tele Zoom 70-200mm f/2.8 G (D) SSM">AF Apo Tele Zoom 70-200mm f/2.8 G (D) SSM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_Zoom_70-210mm_f/4" title="Minolta AF Zoom 70-210mm f/4">AF Zoom 70-210mm f/4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minolta_AF_Zoom_75-300mm_f/4.5-5.6" title="Minolta AF Zoom 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6">AF Zoom 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CxProcess" title="CxProcess">CxProcess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IISO_flash_shoe" title="IISO flash shoe">iISO flash shoe</a></li> 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