Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D
Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D
Announced: 17 Jan 2005
Sensor Resolution: 6Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CCD
ISO: 100-3200
Weight: 845g
Physical Dimensions: 150 x 106 x 78 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentaprism)
Screen Type: 2.5" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
37
Overall Score
45
Image Quality
35
Speed Performance
23
Versatility
38
Comfort
Portrait

38

Portrait
Landscape

38

Landscape
Sport

40

Sport
Street

38

Street
Everyday

37

Everyday
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prospros

  • The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Warning - Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D battery has only 400.0 shoots autonomy. This might be a limiting factor if you think you'll have to do long photo sessions without having the chance to recharge it.
  • Unfortunately, Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D does not support wireless connection

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D and its rivals

Review compare Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
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Minolta Maxxum 7D
37 38 38 40 38 37

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D is a DSLR camera launched on 17/01/2005.

Technically speaking, the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D ranks well below the category average, scoring 37 overall. The Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D weights 845 gr and spans 150 x 106 x 78 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D is below the category average:

  • Image Quality - Score 45, ranks among the worst 27% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 35, ranks among the worst 24% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 38, ranks among the worst 12% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 23, ranks among the worst 22% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 11% in its category. Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 15% in its category. Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 20% in its category. Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 10% in its category. Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 37, ranks 10% in its category. Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CCD

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.5 x 15.7 mm

Sensor Area

368.95 mm2

Sensor Resolution

6 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3008 x 2000

Max Native ISO

3200

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Sony/Minolta Alpha

Number of Lenses

140

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.5"

Screen Resolution

207Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentaprism)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.6

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

yes

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

1/160s

Flash Modes

Auto
Fill-in
Red-Eye reduction
Slow Sync
Off

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

58

DxO Color Depth

21.2

DxO Dynamic Range

11

DxO Low Light ISO

613

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

9

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

845g

Physical Dimensions

150 x 106 x 78 mm

Battery Life

400

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

NP-400

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

Compact Flash (Type I or II)

Storage Slots

1

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