Minolta 9xi
The Minolta Dynax 9xi (in the U.S.: Minolta Maxxum 9xi in Japan: Minolta α - 9xi ) is a professional autofocus SLR for small format film, which was presented in June 1992 by Minolta; Camera triggered the Minolta 9000 from 1985 as the top model of the KB - AF - SLR cameras from.
The " xi " in the model designation stands for " eXpert Intelligence " and is meant to express that the cameras underlying technologies are based on the expertise of photo experts; to those established by the xi- generation innovations include, among others the use of fuzzy logic and expert in the camera programs and additional automatic functions: For example, some of the newly introduced with the xi- series lenses equipped with a power zoom ( xi series ). Other new features are the transparent LCD display under the focusing screen that can show status information in the viewfinder image and the operation with two dials, as it was already known from the cameras Canon EOS- series.
Features and Facilities
The Dynax 9xi possessed with a 1/12.000 second and a 1/300 second for the fastest shutter speed and flash sync speed of all small format SLR cameras. In addition, it provided a maximum frame rate of up to 4.5 frames per second.
Unlike its sister models for the consumer segment it does not have a built-in flash.
Otherwise, the 9xi has a full equipment; this includes, inter alia, a preview button, a flash sync terminal as well as the complete range of metering modes (spot, center-weighted or evaluative metering ) and recording programs ( Program AE, shutter priority, aperture priority and full manual exposure), AF auxiliary light, etc. The functionality of the camera can be customized or extended through smart cards.
Xi- series
The camera needs - apart from 7xi, 5xi, 3xi and SPxi (both from 1991) and the 2xi ( since 1992) - for the xi- series, and thus the third generation of auto focus cameras; the name Dynax was in Germany only with the i- series (1988 ff ) introduced; in the U.S., the AF series has been marketed under the product Maxxum.