From: glporter@zeus.calpoly.edu (Glen Porter)
Newsgroups: rec.photo
Subject: New CAMERA FEATURE LIST V2.3
Date: 5 Jan 93 00:30:54 GMT
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Yes, it is a totally new format thanks to the faithful work of 
Alvin Chia-Hua Shih, it is now done using a *nix nawk text processor

much thanks to Andreas Wolpers for helping clean up the 4004 and 5005 sections!

I would also like to thank Russell Williams for his help on the 7xi, and for 
giving the new info on the 9xi!  

If there are any corrections that need to be made, please email them direct
to me at:

glporter@nike.calpoly.edu

, and if that bounces, you can send it to

du415@calpoly.edu

here is a blank for you to fill out and send to me if you would like a new
camera to be added, and I will include it in the next version . . . .

Just remember to leave one space after the == sign when entering data :-)

Manufacturer == 
Model == 
Price at CW of O == 
Built-in Flash == 
Predictive AF == 
Portrait Program == 
Landscape Prgm. == 
Close-up Program == 
Sports Program == 
Indoor Program == 
Load Ext. Prgms == 
Ap/shutter Prio == 
All Manual Mode == 
Shiftable Program == 
FocusAssistLight == 
Slowest Shutter == 
Fastest Shutter == 
Multiple Expos. == 
Bracketing == 
Meter Modes == 
Focusing Light EV == 
Metering Light EV == 
Remote == 
Mirror Lockup == 
# of Focus Zones == 
Body Wt. w/o Batt. == 
Battery Type == 
Delay Timer == 
Mount == 
Flash Exp. Comp. == 
Exposure Comp == 
DX-override == 
Sync Speed == 
Meter Segments == 
Backlit Display == 
Interval Timer == 
Max Frames/sec == 
Shake Warning == 
"Trap" Focus == 
Removable Back == 
Rewind w/Tongue == 
Curtain Sync == 
Image Size Lock == 
Focus Motor == 
Zoom Motor == 
Extra Frames == 
Dep.Field Preview == 
Bat.Ind. Levels == 
Speaker on/off == 
Viewfinder cov(%) == 
Diopter Adjust. == 
Aperature Adj. == 
Material of Body == 
AE/AF Lock == 
Est.Rolls/Batt. & == 
ChangeFocusScreen == 

*****************************************************************************

this is the official start of the list - thankyou for your help :-)

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|Manufacturer       |    Canon    |   Canon     |   Canon     |   Canon     |
|Model              |     RT      |  EOS 630    |  RBL/RBLs   |  II / sII   |
|Price at CW of O   |   $374.85   |  $269(ADO)  |  $160/230?  |  $179/229   |
|Built-in Flash     |     No      |     No      |   39.0ft    |             |
|Predictive AF      |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |             |
|Portrait Program   |     No      |  Built-in   |  Built-in   |             |
|Landscape Prgm.    |  Built-in   |  Built-in   |  Built-in   |             |
|Close-up Program   |     No      |  Built-in   |  Built-in   |             |
|Sports Program     |     No      |  Built-in   |  Built-in   |             |
|Indoor Program     |     No      |     No      |     No      |             |
|Load Ext. Prgms    |     No      |    No%      |     No      |             |
|Ap/shutter Prio    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |             |
|All Manual Mode    |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |             |
|Shiftable Program  |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |             |
|FocusAssistLight   |  w/flash%   |  w/flash%   |  No/Yes%    |             |
|Slowest Shutter    |   30 sec    |   30 sec    |   30 sec    |             |
|Fastest Shutter    |   1/2000    |   1/2000    |   1/1000    |             |
|Multiple Expos.    |  upto 9%    |  up to 9%   |  up to 9%   |             |
|Bracketing         |  +-5in.5x3  |  +-5in.5x3  |     No      |             |
|Meter Modes        |  MCP=6.5    |  M/P=6.5    |  M/P=9.5    |             |
|Focusing Light EV  |  EV -0.5    |    EV 1     |    EV 1     |             |
|Metering Light EV  |             |             |             |             |
|Remote             |   w/GR20    |   w/GR20    |     No      |             |
|Mirror Lockup      |  FIXED!! %  |     No      |     No      |             |
|# of Focus Zones   |     1       |     1       |     1       |             |
|Body Wt. w/o Batt. |  23.1 oz    |  23.4 oz    |  14.1/15.8  |             |
|Battery Type       |    2CR5     |    2CR5     |    2CR5     |             |
|Delay Timer        |   10 sec    |   10 sec    |   10 sec    |             |
|Mount              |     EF      |     EF      |     EF      |             |
|Flash Exp. Comp.   |  Yes=ez %   |  Yes=ez %   |  Yes=ez %   |             |
|Exposure Comp      |  +-5 in .5  |  +-5 in.5   |  +-2 in .5  |             |
|DX-override        |  6 to 6400  |  6 to 6400  |  6 to 6400  |             |
|Sync Speed         |  upto1/125  |  upto1/125  |  upto 1/90  |             |
|Meter Segments     |     6       |     6       |     3       |             |
|Backlit Display    |    Yes      |    Yes      |     No      |             |
|Interval Timer     |   w/back    |  w/ Back    |     No      |             |
|Max Frames/sec     |    5.0      |    5.0      |    3.0      |             |
|Shake Warning      |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |             |
|"Trap" Focus       |     No      |     No      |     No      |             |
|Removable Back     |    Yes      |    Yes      |     No      |             |
|Rewind w/Tongue    |    Yes      |    Yes      |     No      |             |
|Curtain Sync       |  frt/rear%  |  frt/rear   |    frt      |             |
|Image Size Lock    |     No      |     No      |     No      |             |
|Focus Motor        |   % lens    |   % Lens    |   % lens    |             |
|Zoom Motor         |     NA      |     NA      |     NA      |             |
|Extra Frames       |   Yes %     |   Yes %     |   Yes %     |             |
|Dep.Field Preview  |    Yes      |    Yes      |     No      |             |
|Bat.Ind. Levels    |     4       |     4       |     4       |             |
|Speaker on/off     |    Yes      |    Yes      |  NotApply?  |             |
|Viewfinder cov(%)  |     94      |     94      |     90      |             |
|Diopter Adjust.    |   Yes %     |   Yes %     |   Yes %     |             |
|Aperature Adj.     |  Rot.Sw.    |  Rot.Sw.    |  Rot.Sw.    |             |
|Material of Body   |  b=M&C,f=M  |  b=M&C,f=M  |  b=C,f=C    |             |
|AE/AF Lock         |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |             |
|Est.Rolls/Batt. &  |  75 & NA    |     ?       |    ?/?      |             |
|___________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|

Special notes:
------- -----
% - USM lenses are, by far, the Fastest focusing lenses in the world
         (35mm), And insanely quiet.
  - The EOS 1,10, and ELAN have a focusing system smart enough to focus
         on horizontal lines. - most AF cameras don't!
  - EOS - can get more than 9 Multi.exp. if reset ME# before over.
  - EOS - can get more than 24 or 36 exp. if cover DX
  - All EOS cameras have Flash Exp. Compensation when using an EZ-430 flash
  - All EOS cameras gain Auto Focus Assist, when using an EZ-430 flash
  - ALL EOS (Except discontinued 620 have an intellegent Depth of Field prgm.
  - EOS cameras can Rear curtain sync using ez-430 or ez-300 speedlight.
  - All EOS cameras have optional Diopter adjust lenses for eyepiece.
  - EOS10s and EOS ELAN can load 120+ different programs through a Infa-red
           communications port via a light pen ($40 w/ programs).
  - EOS10s meters down to EV -1.
  - EOS10s & ELAN can reprogram partial meter button to DOF-preview.
  - EOS1, 10s, and ELAN can lock-up mirror during delaytimer, and during
           2 second delay w/ IR remote.
  - EOS RT has a FIXED MIRROR _ it doesnt move, so it is ALWAYS locked up!
  - EOS 630 (same as 600) can use EOS or standard releases w/ optional Grip.
# - for rebels, differences shown as "REBEL/REBELs".  The REBELs has flash.

____________________________________________________________________________
|Manufacturer       |   Canon     |   Canon     |   Canon     |   Canon     |
|Model              |  EOS 10s    |   EOS 1     |  EOS 100 %  |  EOS A2E    |
|Price at CW of O   |  $359(ADO)  |  $1129(ADO  |  $329.85    |             |
|Built-in Flash     |   39.9ft    |     No      |   12-17m    |             |
|Predictive AF      |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |             |
|Portrait Program   |  Built-in   |     No      |  Built-in   |             |
|Landscape Prgm.    |  %2Builtin  |  Built-in   |  Built-in   |             |
|Close-up Program   |  Built-in   |     No      |  Built-in   |             |
|Sports Program     |  Built-in   |     No      |  Built-in   |             |
|Indoor Program     |  Several %  |     No      |  Several %  |             |
|Load Ext. Prgms    |  120avail%  |     No      |  99+avail%  |             |
|Ap/shutter Prio    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |             |
|All Manual Mode    |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |             |
|Shiftable Program  |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |             |
|FocusAssistLight   |    Yes%     |  w/flash%   |    Yes%     |             |
|Slowest Shutter    |   30 sec    |   30 sec    |   30 sec    |             |
|Fastest Shutter    |   1/4000    |   1/8000    |   1/4000    |             |
|Multiple Expos.    |  Up to 9%   |  up to 9%   |  Up to 9%   |             |
|Bracketing         |  +-5in.5x3  |  +-5in.3x3  |  +-2in.5x3  |             |
|Meter Modes        |  M/P=8.5    |  MCSP=5.8   |  M/C/P=6.5  |             |
|Focusing Light EV  |   0 to %    |   -1 to     |    0 to     |             |
|Metering Light EV  |             |             |             |             |
|Remote             |     IR      |   w/GR20    |     IR      |             |
|Mirror Lockup      |   Yes %     |     No      |   Yes %     |             |
|# of Focus Zones   |  3orany1 %  |   1 'X'%    |   1 'X'%    |             |
|Body Wt. w/o Batt. |  20.3 oz    |  30.4 oz    |  20.4 oz    |             |
|Battery Type       |    2CR5     |  2CR5/AA%   |    2CR5     |             |
|Delay Timer        |  2/10 sec%  |  2/10 sec   |  2/10 sec%  |             |
|Mount              |     EF      |     EF      |     EF      |             |
|Flash Exp. Comp.   |  Yes=ez %   |  Yes=ez %   |    Yes      |             |
|Exposure Comp      |  +-5 in .5  |  +-3 in .3  |  +-2 in .5  |             |
|DX-override        |  6 to 6400  |  6 to 6400  |  6 to 6400  |             |
|Sync Speed         |  upto1/125  |  upto1/250  |  upto1/125  |             |
|Meter Segments     |     8       |     6       |     6       |             |
|Backlit Display    |     No      |    Yes      |     No      |             |
|Interval Timer     |  1sec-24hr  |  w/ Back    |     No      |             |
|Max Frames/sec     |    5.0      |  2.5/5.5%   |    3.0      |             |
|Shake Warning      |   Yes %     |     No      |    Yes      |             |
|"Trap" Focus       |     No      |  Yesw/back  |     No      |             |
|Removable Back     |     No      |    Yes      |   No%%%     |             |
|Rewind w/Tongue    |    Yes      |    Yes      |     No      |             |
|Curtain Sync       |  frt/rear%  |  frt/rear   |  frt/rear%  |             |
|Image Size Lock    |     No      |     No      |     No      |             |
|Focus Motor        |   % lens    |   % Lens    |   % Lens    |             |
|Zoom Motor         |     NA      |     NA      |     NA      |             |
|Extra Frames       |  All w/oDX  |   Yes %     |   Yes %     |             |
|Dep.Field Preview  |   Yes %     |    Yes      |   Yes %     |             |
|Bat.Ind. Levels    |     4       |     4       |     4       |             |
|Speaker on/off     |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |             |
|Viewfinder cov(%)  |     92      |    100      |     90      |             |
|Diopter Adjust.    |   Yes %     |   Yes=10    |   Yes %     |             |
|Aperature Adj.     |  Rot.Sw.    |  Rot.Sw.    |  Rot.Sw.    |             |
|Material of Body   |  b=M&C,f=M  |  b=M&C,f=M  |  b=M&C,f=M  |             |
|AE/AF Lock         |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |             |
|Est.Rolls/Batt. &  |  60 and 13  |  75 & NA    |     ?       |             |
|___________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|

Special notes:
------- -----
  - EOS10s has an optional active warning mode - won't shoot till it's still.
  - EOS10s can have 2 sec delay using IR remote.
  - EOS10s Has a PIC landscape program (depth of field), and a reprogramable
           Depth of field program, that can use only one focus area - and
           then figure out the lowest f# and position to keep in focus
           *just* the area between the two objects you set.  Not a mindless
           max DOF program, like many/most of the others.
  - EOS 1 can use AA's when used with optional Power winder, and do 5.5 fps.
  - EOS 100 is very silent - maybe quieter than Nikon F4 - thats QUIET!
  - EOS 100QD has a Data back - costs a bit more.
  - EOS 100 - built-in flash has no-red-eyes function.
  - EOS 100 can save 5 bar-code programs in the body.
  - EOS 100QD has date-back.

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|Manufacturer       |   Nikon     |   Nikon     |   Nikon     |   Nikon     |
|Model              |    4004s    |    6006     |   8008s     |    5005s    |
|Price at CW of O   |  $249.85 ?  |  $359.85 ?  |  $499.85    |      ?      |
|Built-in Flash     |  Yes/12ft!  |  Yes/43ft   |     No      |  Yes/39ft   |
|Predictive AF      |     No      |     Yes     |     Yes     |     Yes     |
|Portrait Program   |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Landscape Prgm.    |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Close-up Program   |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Sports Program     |  Yes = Ph   |     No      |  Yes = Ph   |     No      |
|Indoor Program     |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |     No      |
|Load Ext. Prgms    |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Ap/shutter Prio    |   Yes/Yes   |   Yes/Yes   |  Yes/Yes    |   Yes/Yes   |
|All Manual Mode    |     Yes     |     Yes     |    Yes      |     Yes     |
|Shiftable Program  |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |     No      |
|FocusAssistLight   |  w/ SB- %   |  w/ SB- %   |  w/ SB- %   |  w/ SB- %   |
|Slowest Shutter    |    1 sec    |   30 sec    |  30 sec %   |   30 sec    |
|Fastest Shutter    |   1/2000    |   1/2000    |   1/8000    |   1/2000    |
|Multiple Expos.    |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |     No      |
|Bracketing         |     No      |  yes x3/5   |  w/ back    |     No      |
|Meter Modes        |     M/C     |   M/C/S     |   M/C/S     |     M/C     |
|Focusing Light EV  |    -1 to    |   -1 to     |   -1 to     |    -1 to    |
|Metering Light EV  |      ?      |             |             |      ?      |
|Remote             |     No      |     No      |  RF/IRbulb  |     No      |
|Mirror Lockup      |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|# of Focus Zones   |      1      |     1       |     1       |     1       |
|Body Wt. w/o Batt. |   22.9 o    |   23.0 oz   |   23 ??     |  22.8 oz    |
|Battery Type       |   4 x AA    |   DL223A    |   4 x AA    |   4 x AA    |
|Delay Timer        |   10 sec    |  2-30 sec   |  2-30 sec   |   10 sec    |
|Mount              |    Nikon    |   Nikon     |   Nikon     |   Nikon     |
|Flash Exp. Comp.   |  Auto/Yes   |    Yes      |  w/ SB-24   |     No      |
|Exposure Comp      |     No      |  +-4 in 1   |  +-5 in .3  |     No      |
|DX-override        |   No !!!!   |  6 to 6400  |  6 to 6400  |     No      |
|Sync Speed         |    1/125    |  upto1/125  |  upto1/250  |   1/125     |
|Meter Segments     |      3      |     5       |     5       |      5      |
|Backlit Display    |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |     No      |
|Interval Timer     |     No      |     no      |  w/ back    |     No      |
|Max Frames/sec     |     0.4     |     2       |    3.3      |    0.4      |
|Shake Warning      |     No      |     No      |     No      |     yes     |
|"Trap" Focus       |     No      |     No      |  w/ back    |     No      |
|Removable Back     |     No      |             |    Yes      |     No      |
|Rewind w/Tongue    |     No      |     No      |    No %     |     No      |
|Curtain Sync       |  frt/rear%  |  frt/rear%  |  frt/rear%  |  frt/rear%  |
|Image Size Lock    |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Focus Motor        |    Body     |    Body     |    Body     |    Body     |
|Zoom Motor         |     NA      |     NA      |     NA      |     NA      |
|Extra Frames       |             |     1       |     1       |      1      |
|Dep.Field Preview  |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |     No      |
|Bat.Ind. Levels    |     3       |  good/bad   |  good/bad   |  Good/Bad   |
|Speaker on/off     |     NA      |     NA      |    Yes      |     N/A     |
|Viewfinder cov(%)  |     92      |     92      |     94      |     92      |
|Diopter Adjust.    |   Opt.?     |    Opt.     |    Opt.     |    Opt.     |
|Aperature Adj.     |    Lens     |    Lens     |    Lens     |   Rot.Sw.   |
|Material of Body   |   b=P,f=M   |  b=P, f=M   |  b=P,f=M    |  b=P,f=M    |
|AE/AF Lock         |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |
|Est.Rolls/Batt. &  |  75 & 15    |  110 & 16   |  60 & 12    |   78 &19    |
|___________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|

Special notes:
------- -----
  - All Nikons AF's (except 5005) have rear curtain sync when used
    with a flash with that capability.
  - 8008s and F4s = up to 19 hour exposures w/ Expensive databack.
  - Many of the Flashes, give the above Nikon cameras an Auto-focus
    Assist Light, when the flash is used . . . obviously.
  - Est.Rolls/BATT. # is based on the use of Alkaline-Manganese batteries.
% - 8008s Rumor? >>Create own programs w/ tech. data back = BUCKS!!
  - 8008s allows for the changing of focusing screen - I have been told
    that the other focusing screens are useless also :-(
  - Nikon Factory can reprogram 8008 and 8008s to leave tongue out 2".

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|Manufacturer       |   Nikon     |   Nikon     |
|Model              | F4s w/MB21  |    N90      |
|Price at CW of O   |  $1569.85?  |  $749.85    |
|Built-in Flash     |     No      |     No      |
|Predictive AF      |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Portrait Program   |     No      |    Yes      |
|Landscape Prgm.    |     No      |    Yes      |
|Close-up Program   |     No      |    Yes      |
|Sports Program     |  Yes = Ph   |    Yes      |
|Indoor Program     |     No      |     No      |
|Load Ext. Prgms    |     No      |   Yes %     |
|Ap/shutter Prio    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |
|All Manual Mode    |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Shiftable Program  |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|FocusAssistLight   |  w/ SB- %   |  w/ SB-25   |
|Slowest Shutter    |  30 sec %   |   30 sec    |
|Fastest Shutter    |   1/8000    |   1/8000    |
|Multiple Expos.    |    Yes      |  w/ back    |
|Bracketing         |  w/ back    |  w/ back    |
|Meter Modes        |   M/C/S     |  3D/M/C/S   |
|Focusing Light EV  |   -1 to     |   -1 to     |
|Metering Light EV  |             |             |
|Remote             |    EL%      |             |
|Mirror Lockup      |    Yes      |     No      |
|# of Focus Zones   |     1       |     2       |
|Body Wt. w/o Batt. |  45.1 oz    |  26.6 oz    |
|Battery Type       |   6 x AA    |   4 x AA    |
|Delay Timer        |   10 sec    |  2-30 sec   |
|Mount              |   Nikon     |  Nikon f    |
|Flash Exp. Comp.   |  w/ SB-24   |  Auto/yes   |
|Exposure Comp      |  +-2 in .3  |  +-5 in .3  |
|DX-override        |  6 to 6400  |  6 to 6400  |
|Sync Speed         |  upto1/250  |  to 1/4000  |
|Meter Segments     |     5       |     8       |
|Backlit Display    |   No #%     |    Yes      |
|Interval Timer     |  w/ back    |  w/ back    |
|Max Frames/sec     |    5.7      |    3.6      |
|Shake Warning      |     No      |    Yes      |
|"Trap" Focus       |  w/ back    |  w/ back    |
|Removable Back     |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Rewind w/Tongue    |  manually   |     no      |
|Curtain Sync       |  frt/rear%  |  frt/rear%  |
|Image Size Lock    |     No      |     No      |
|Focus Motor        |    Body     |   Body %    |
|Zoom Motor         |     NA      |     NA      |
|Extra Frames       |    ALL      |     no      |
|Dep.Field Preview  |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Bat.Ind. Levels    |     3       |     4       |
|Speaker on/off     |  Not all    |    Yes      |
|Viewfinder cov(%)  |    100      |     92      |
|Diopter Adjust.    |  -1 to +3   |   Avail.    |
|Aperature Adj.     |    lens     |    Lens     |
|Material of Body   |  b=PM,f=M   |  b=C&M,f=M  |
|AE/AF Lock         |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |
|Est.Rolls/Batt. &  |  130 & NA   |  75 & NA %  |
|___________________|_____________|_____________|

Special notes:
------- -----
  - F4s has all data inside though
  - F4s can get EL remote w/ MB-21 and 22.
  - N90 has both Focus Priority and Shutter Priority AF modes
  - N90 has 7 programs that you can program manually.
  - N90 can load external programs ONLY if it is the Sharp WIZARD model,
    and then you need an interface of some sort.
  - N90 has a 3-D metering system - how does it work??
  - N90 allows focus motor to be in lens for AF-I lenses.

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|Manufacturer       |   Minolta   |  Minolta    |  Minolta    |  Minolta    |
|Model              |    8000i    |   7000i     |   5000i     |    3000i    |
|Price at CW of O   |   $499 ?    |   $354 ?    |  $229.85 ?  |  $119(ADO)  |
|Built-in Flash     |     No      |     No      |  46-52ft    |     No      |
|Predictive AF      |     Yes     |    Yes      |     Yes     |     No      |
|Portrait Program   |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |     No      |
|Landscape Prgm.    |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |     No      |
|Close-up Program   |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |     No      |
|Sports Program     |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |  Yes (HI)   |
|Indoor Program     |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Load Ext. Prgms    |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |     No      |
|Ap/shutter Prio    |   Yes/Yes   |  Yes/Yes    |  w/ Cards   |   No/No     |
|All Manual Mode    |     Yes     |    Yes      |    Yes      |     No      |
|Shiftable Program  |      ?      |      ?      |             |             |
|FocusAssistLight   |     Yes     |    Yes      |    Yes      |     No      |
|Slowest Shutter    |   30 sec    |   30 sec    |   4 sec     |   4 sec     |
|Fastest Shutter    |   1/8000    |   1/4000    |   1/2000    |   1/1000    |
|Multiple Expos.    |   w/ Card   |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Bracketing         |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |     No      |     No      |
|Meter Modes        |    M/C/S    |  M/S(manC)  |   Center    |   Center    |
|Focusing Light EV  |    0 to     |    0 to     |    0 to     |    1 to     |
|Metering Light EV  |      ?      |             |             |             |
|Remote             |     EL      |     EL      |     EL      |     No      |
|Mirror Lockup      |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|# of Focus Zones   |      3      |     3       |     1       |     1       |
|Body Wt. w/o Batt. |   21.5 oz   |   20.9 oz   |  17.7 oz    |  13.4 oz??  |
|Battery Type       |    2CR5     |    2CR5     |    2CR5     |    2CR5     |
|Delay Timer        |   10 SEC    |   10 SEC    |   10 SEC    |   10 SEC    |
|Mount              |   Minolta   |  Minolta    |   Minolta   |  Minolta    |
|Flash Exp. Comp.   |  w/ 5200i   |  w/ 5200i   |  w/ 5200i   |  w/ 5200i   |
|Exposure Comp      |  +-4 in .5  |  +-4 in .5  |  +-4 in .5  |     No      |
|DX-override        |  25to 6400  |  25to 6400  |     No      |     No      |
|Sync Speed         |  upto1/200  |  1/(20-125  |  1/(20-90)  |     ?       |
|Meter Segments     |      6      |     6       |     2       |     2       |
|Backlit Display    |     Yes     |    Yes      |     No      |     No      |
|Interval Timer     |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Max Frames/sec     |     3       |     3       |     ?       |     ?       |
|Shake Warning      |    Yes      |     No      |     No      |     Yes     |
|"Trap" Focus       |     No      |             |     No      |     No      |
|Removable Back     |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Rewind w/Tongue    |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |     No      |             |
|Curtain Sync       |   front     |   front     |   front     |   front     |
|Image Size Lock    |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Focus Motor        |    Body     |    Body     |    Body     |    Body     |
|Zoom Motor         |     NA      |     NA      |     NA      |     NA      |
|Extra Frames       |     1       |     1       |     1       |     1       |
|Dep.Field Preview  |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Bat.Ind. Levels    |     4       |     4       |     4       |     4       |
|Speaker on/off     |     No      |    Yes      |     No      |     No      |
|Viewfinder cov(%)  |  92/94v/h%  |  92/94v/h%  |     ?       |     90      |
|Diopter Adjust.    |   opt=10    |   opt=10    |   opt=10    |     No      |
|Aperature Adj.     |  Buttons    |  Buttons    |  Buttons    |  Buttons    |
|Material of Body   |  b=P, f=M   |  b=P, f=M   |  b=P, f=M   |  b=P, f=M   |
|AE/AF Lock         |  Yes/~no    |  Yes/~no    |  Yes/Yes    |   No/Yes    |
|Est.Rolls/Batt. &  |   ? & NA    |  65 & NA    |     ?       |  55 & NA    |
|___________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|

Special notes:
------- -----
%  - xi, 8000i, and 7000i =92%vert by 94% horiz viewing area, But can 7xi goto
              150% at the touch of a button.
   - PLEASE NOTE - the 3xi and some others have VERY limited Viewfinder info.
     NO Aperature, Shutter speed, etc - AMAZING ENOUGH!!!!
   - 7xi, 7000i, 8000i can focus on vertical and horizontal lines- no other
     Minoltas cameras can!
   - There seems to be a question as to how helpful the "fuzzy" logic in the
     xi's is supposed to be.  It is supposed to "figure-out" what type of photo
     you are taking, and make the exposure adjustments accordingly.  ???
     AND it doesnt tell you what program it is doing either.
   - Minolta has NEW 35-80 PZ motor for xi cameras, that uses a motor in the
     camera body to zoom with.
   - for # of metering zones, "13hex+bg" means it has 13 hexagons
     in the middle, plus the background, for a total of 14 metering zones.
   - Minolta has only 14 cards, that wont work on all of their card cameras.

____________________________________________________________________________
|Manufacturer       |  Minolta    |   Minolta   |   Minolta   |   Minolta   |
|Model              |    3xi      |     7xi     |     9xi     |     5xi     |
|Price at CW of O   |    $199     |   $439.85   |      ?      |   $329.85   |
|Built-in Flash     |    39ft     |    40ft     |     N/A     |      ?      |
|Predictive AF      |     Yes     |     Yes     |     Yes     |      ?      |
|Portrait Program   |     No      |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |      ?      |
|Landscape Prgm.    |     No      |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |      ?      |
|Close-up Program   |     No      |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |      ?      |
|Sports Program     |     No      |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |      ?      |
|Indoor Program     |     No      |     No      |     No      |      ?      |
|Load Ext. Prgms    |     No      |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |      ?      |
|Ap/shutter Prio    |  Yes/Yes    |   Yes/Yes   |   Yes/Yes   |      ?      |
|All Manual Mode    |    Yes      |     Yes     |     Yes     |             |
|Shiftable Program  |             |     Yes     |     Yes     |             |
|FocusAssistLight   |    Yes      |     Yes     |     Yes     |             |
|Slowest Shutter    |   30 sec    |   30 sec    |   30 sec    |             |
|Fastest Shutter    |   1/2000    |   1/8000    |   1/12000   |             |
|Multiple Expos.    |     No      |  w/ Cards   |     Yes     |             |
|Bracketing         |     No      |  w/ Cards   |     Yes     |             |
|Meter Modes        |     M       |   M/S/A*    |   M/S/A*    |             |
|Focusing Light EV  |   -1 to     |    -1 to    |    -1 to    |             |
|Metering Light EV  |             |      ?      |      ?      |             |
|Remote             |     EL      |     EL      |     EL      |             |
|Mirror Lockup      |     No      |     No      |     No      |             |
|# of Focus Zones   |  1 (wide)   |      4      |      4      |             |
|Body Wt. w/o Batt. |  14.7 oz    |   22.9 oz   |   22.9 oz   |             |
|Battery Type       |    2CR5     |    2CR5     |    2CR5     |             |
|Delay Timer        |   10 SEC    |   10 SEC    |   10 SEC    |             |
|Mount              |  Minolta    |   Minolta   |   Minolta   |             |
|Flash Exp. Comp.   |  w/ 5200i   |  w/ 5200i   |  w/ 5200i   |             |
|Exposure Comp      |  +-4 in .5  |  +-4 in .5  |  +-4 in .5  |             |
|DX-override        |  6 to 6400  |  6 to 6400  |  6 to 6400  |             |
|Sync Speed         |  1/(60-200  | upto 1/200  | upto 1/300  |             |
|Meter Segments     |  6hex+bg%   |  13hex+bg%  |  13hex+bg%  |             |
|Backlit Display    |     No      |     Yes     |     Yes     |             |
|Interval Timer     |     No      |     No      |     No      |             |
|Max Frames/sec     |     4       |      4      |      4      |             |
|Shake Warning      |    Yes      |     Yes     |     Yes     |             |
|"Trap" Focus       |     No      |     No      |     No      |             |
|Removable Back     |    Yes      |     Yes     |     Yes     |             |
|Rewind w/Tongue    |     No      |  w/ Cards   |  w/ Cards   |             |
|Curtain Sync       |   front     |    front    |    front    |             |
|Image Size Lock    |     No      |     Yes     |     Yes     |             |
|Focus Motor        |    Body     |    Body     |    Body     |             |
|Zoom Motor         |   Lens %    |    Lens     |    Lens     |             |
|Extra Frames       |     1       |      1      |      1      |             |
|Dep.Field Preview  |     No      |     No      |     Yes     |             |
|Bat.Ind. Levels    |      4      |      4      |      4      |             |
|Speaker on/off     |     No      |     NA      |     NA      |             |
|Viewfinder cov(%)  |  92/94v/h%  |  92/94v/h%  |  92/94v/h%  |             |
|Diopter Adjust.    |   opt=10    |   opt=10    |  Built-in   |             |
|Aperature Adj.     |  Buttons    |   Rot.sw.   |   Rot.sw.   |             |
|Material of Body   |  b=P, f=M   |  b=P, f=M   | b=M+P, f=M  |             |
|AE/AF Lock         |   Yes/Yes   |   Yes/~no   |   Yes/~no   |             |
|Est.Rolls/Batt. &  |   60 & ?    |   60 & ?    |   60 & ?    |             |
|___________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|

__________________________________
|Manufacturer       |  Minolta    |
|Model              |    SPxi     |
|Price at CW of O   |             |
|Built-in Flash     |             |
|Predictive AF      |             |
|Portrait Program   |             |
|Landscape Prgm.    |             |
|Close-up Program   |             |
|Sports Program     |             |
|Indoor Program     |             |
|Load Ext. Prgms    |             |
|Ap/shutter Prio    |             |
|All Manual Mode    |             |
|Shiftable Program  |             |
|FocusAssistLight   |             |
|Slowest Shutter    |             |
|Fastest Shutter    |             |
|Multiple Expos.    |             |
|Bracketing         |             |
|Meter Modes        |             |
|Focusing Light EV  |             |
|Metering Light EV  |             |
|Remote             |             |
|Mirror Lockup      |             |
|# of Focus Zones   |             |
|Body Wt. w/o Batt. |             |
|Battery Type       |             |
|Delay Timer        |             |
|Mount              |             |
|Flash Exp. Comp.   |             |
|Exposure Comp      |             |
|DX-override        |             |
|Sync Speed         |             |
|Meter Segments     |             |
|Backlit Display    |             |
|Interval Timer     |             |
|Max Frames/sec     |             |
|Shake Warning      |             |
|"Trap" Focus       |             |
|Removable Back     |             |
|Rewind w/Tongue    |             |
|Curtain Sync       |             |
|Image Size Lock    |             |
|Focus Motor        |             |
|Zoom Motor         |             |
|Extra Frames       |             |
|Dep.Field Preview  |             |
|Bat.Ind. Levels    |             |
|Speaker on/off     |             |
|Viewfinder cov(%)  |             |
|Diopter Adjust.    |             |
|Aperature Adj.     |             |
|Material of Body   |             |
|AE/AF Lock         |             |
|Est.Rolls/Batt. &  |             |
|___________________|_____________|

____________________________________________________________________________
|Manufacturer       |   Pentax    |   Pentax    |   Pentax    |   Pentax    |
|Model              |   PZ-10     |   SF-1n     |   SF-10     |    PZ-1     |
|Price at CW of O   |  $199.85    |  $239.85 ?  |     ???     |     ???     |
|Built-in Flash     |    12 m     |    14 m     |    12 m     |    14m      |
|Predictive AF      |    Yes      |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |
|Portrait Program   |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Landscape Prgm.    |     No      |    Yes      |     No      |    Yes      |
|Close-up Program   |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Sports Program     |    Yes      |    Yes      |     No      |    Yes      |
|Indoor Program     |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Load Ext. Prgms    |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|Ap/shutter Prio    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |
|All Manual Mode    |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Shiftable Program  |             |             |             |             |
|FocusAssistLight   |     No      |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Slowest Shutter    |   4 sec     |   30 sec    |   30 sec    |   30 sec    |
|Fastest Shutter    |   1/2000    |   1/4000    |   1/2000    |   1/8000    |
|Multiple Expos.    |     No      |     No      |     No      |   upto 9    |
|Bracketing         |     No      | +-4 in .5%  |     No      | +-4in.3x5 % |
|Meter Modes        |  M and S    |   Center    |   Center    | M/S/ P=2.5? |
|Focusing Light EV  |    1 to     |    0 to     |    2 to     |    0 to     |
|Metering Light EV  |             |             |             |             |
|Remote             |     EL      |     EL      |     EL      |             |
|Mirror Lockup      |     No      |     No      |     No      |     No      |
|# of Focus Zones   |     1       |     1       |     1       |     1       |
|Body Wt. w/o Batt. |  17.3 oz    |   20 oz     |  22.1 oz    |  22.4 oz    |
|Battery Type       |    2CR5     |  2CR5/AA%   |    2CR5     |    2CR5     |
|Delay Timer        |   12 sec    |   12 sec    |   12 sec    |  2,12 sec   |
|Mount              | KAF2,KAF,KA |  KAF,KA,K   |  KAF,KA,K   | KAF2,KAF,KA |
|Flash Exp. Comp.   |     No      |     No      |     No      |             |
|Exposure Comp      | +-4 in .5   | +-4 in .5   |     No      | +-4in.3x5 % |
|DX-override        |     No      | 6 to 6400   |     No      | 6 to 6400   |
|Sync Speed         | upto 1/100  | upto 1/125  | upto 1/100  | upto 1/250  |
|Meter Segments     |     6       |     2       |     2       |     8       |
|Backlit Display    |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Interval Timer     |  w/ back    |  w/ back    |  w/ back    | Built-in?   |
|Max Frames/sec     |     ?       |    2.2      |    2.0      |    3.0      |
|Shake Warning      |     No      |     No      |     No      |             |
|"Trap" Focus       |     No      |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |
|Removable Back     |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Rewind w/Tongue    |     No      |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |
|Curtain Sync       |   front     |   front     |   front     | front/rear  |
|Image Size Lock    |    Yes      |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |
|Focus Motor        |    body     |    Body     |    body     |    Body     |
|Zoom Motor         |    Yes      |     NA      |     NA      |    Yes      |
|Extra Frames       |   1 to 2    |   1 to 2    |   1 to 2    |             |
|Dep.Field Preview  |     No      |     No      |     No      |    Yes      |
|Bat.Ind. Levels    |     2       |     2       |     2       |     2       |
|Speaker on/off     |     No      |    Yes      |    Yes      |    Yes      |
|Viewfinder cov(%)  |     91      |     92      |     92      |     92      |
|Diopter Adjust.    |     No      |  Built-in   |     No      |  Built-in   |
|Aperature Adj.     |    lens     |   lensch    |    lens     | Lens+Rot.Sw |
|Material of Body   |  b=MP,f=M   |  b=MP,f=M   |  b=MP,f=M   |             |
|AE/AF Lock         |  Yes/Yes    |  Yes/Yes    |  No/No???   |  Yes/Yes    |
|Est.Rolls/Batt. &  |  120 & 25   |  150 & 25   |  150 & 30   |             |
|___________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|

Special notes:
------- -----
&  - SF-1n defaults to +/- .3 auto bracketing, but adj. to .5 steps only.
   - SF-1n can use an optional grip which accomodates 4xAA batteries.
   - PZ-1 also has a lot of features which can't be described by this
     table - like : "Modulation Transfer Function", "Hyper program mode",
     etc. . .

________________________________________________
|Manufacturer       |  Yashica    |  Olympus    |
|Model              | 230AFsuper  |   OM-77     |
|Price at CW of O   |     ???     |     ???     |
|Built-in Flash     |    11 m     |             |
|Predictive AF      |     No      |             |
|Portrait Program   |     No      |             |
|Landscape Prgm.    |     No      |             |
|Close-up Program   |     No      |             |
|Sports Program     | contin. AF  |             |
|Indoor Program     |     No      |             |
|Load Ext. Prgms    |     No      |             |
|Ap/shutter Prio    |  Yes/Yes    |             |
|All Manual Mode    |    Yes      |             |
|Shiftable Program  |             |             |
|FocusAssistLight   |    Yes      |             |
|Slowest Shutter    |   8 sec     |             |
|Fastest Shutter    | 1/2000 sec  |             |
|Multiple Expos.    |     No      |             |
|Bracketing         |     No      |             |
|Meter Modes        | Cw/backlit  |             |
|Focusing Light EV  |    2 to     |             |
|Metering Light EV  |             |             |
|Remote             |     EL      |             |
|Mirror Lockup      |     No      |             |
|# of Focus Zones   |     1       |             |
|Body Wt. w/o Batt. |  21.4 oz    |             |
|Battery Type       |    2CR5     |             |
|Delay Timer        |   10 sec    |             |
|Mount              |  YshicaAF   |             |
|Flash Exp. Comp.   |     No      |             |
|Exposure Comp      | +-2 in .5   |             |
|DX-override        |  25-5000    |             |
|Sync Speed         | up to 1/90  |             |
|Meter Segments     |     1       |             |
|Backlit Display    |     No      |             |
|Interval Timer     |     No      |             |
|Max Frames/sec     |    1.8      |             |
|Shake Warning      |     No      |             |
|"Trap" Focus       |   YES!!!    |             |
|Removable Back     |    Yes      |             |
|Rewind w/Tongue    |     No      |             |
|Curtain Sync       |   front     |             |
|Image Size Lock    |     No      |             |
|Focus Motor        |    lens     |             |
|Zoom Motor         |     NA      |             |
|Extra Frames       |     1       |             |
|Dep.Field Preview  |     No      |             |
|Bat.Ind. Levels    |     3       |             |
|Speaker on/off     |     No      |             |
|Viewfinder cov(%)  |   95x95     |             |
|Diopter Adjust.    | opt(-5to+3  |             |
|Aperature Adj.     |   Switch    |             |
|Material of Body   |  b=MP,f=M   |             |
|AE/AF Lock         |  Yes/Yes    |             |
|Est.Rolls/Batt. &  |  60 & 13    |             |
|___________________|_____________|_____________|
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