Claim: The Minolta 5000i has a wide-area autofocus sensor and supports Minolta's Creative Expansion Cards, specifically, the A/S Mode expansion card allows aperture priority and shutter priority.
Evidence: The 5000i uses Minolta's second generation wide-area autofocus sensor, giving single-shot autofocus including predictive autofocus on a moving subject; continuous AF is available with the optional Sports Action expansion card. Like the 7000i, the 5000i supported Minolta's Creative Expansion Cards, plug-in electronic modules that added new functionality to the camera. Aperture priority and shutter priority are available with the optional A/S Mode expansion card.