MINOLTA TALKER(Autofocus)
1983

Serial Nr.5200475

Characteristics and functions
This version of the AF-Sv is exclusively for the Japanese domestic market
where the camera is called “Talker” and, “Talker D”, the one equipped with adate back. In this version the speech synthesizer is programmed only inJapanese language. The lens is a 35mm Minolta. f.2.8 with 4 lenses in 3 groups
with a minimum focusing distance of 0.85m. The electronically programmed
light meter works from EV 6 (1/8" with f.2.8) to EV 17 (1/625" with f.14.5). The
shutter speed with X-sync is 1/40”. The measurement takes place via a CdS celland the range of admitted films goes from 25/15° Iso to 1000/31° Iso. Thecamera has taut and square lines, the upper shell is smooth, on the left arecess contains the surfacing type flash which rises by 1.5cm during use. about;in the center there is the writing "TALKER" silk-screened in white; continuing tothe right you will find the shutter button, black with a circular shape contained ina cantilevered frame, which has a double function: in the first part it locks thefocus and exposure, in the second it releases the shutter. In the rear rightcorner of the upper shell there is the additive frame counter with automatic reset
when the back is opened (black numbers on a white field). Along the right sideof the camera are the back door hinge and the wrist strap attachment systemfor carrying the camera. In the upper part of the rear side there are: thecommand for activating the flash (yellow cursor to be moved in the direction of
the arrow, to the left "Flash On" with the relative white writing); the window of
the film transport control system with the related word "Film", the ready flash
light that turns green when the condenser is fully charged and finally theeyepiece window. In the lower part there is on the left the release of the door(bring the cursor upwards) and, on the right, the smooth black plastic door of
the film compartment with transparent window for viewing the type of film
loaded and a bulge, a right, which contains the speech synthesizer system.
A switch with the “ON” and “OFF” positions allows you to make the camera
speak in Japanese or mute. To close the back, press the door until the lockclicks again. The camera has a transparent plastic mechanism that allows theautomatic attachment of the film to the transport reel (just place the tail of thefilm under this mechanism and close the door). The front of the camera has acantilevered central part that contains the lens, the autofocus-viewfinder
system, the orange button for activating the self-timer and the red LED
indicating the active self-timer. The CdS exposure meter cell is located in thelens mount, at the bottom, while the sensitivity window is placed above the lens.
The words “ASA” and “ISO” appear on the sides of the sensitivity window. Acircular black plastic ring around the objective lens is used to set the desired
sensitivity, beyond the ring are the words: "Minolta Lens" and "35mm1: 2.8".
Above the lens there is a small square orange button to be pressed to activate
the self-timer. Below the button is the wording "ST" preceded by an arrow
pointing downwards. A red LED above the orange button signals the activationof the self-timer and is accompanied by a sound signal ("beep"). The threewindows next to the red LED are those of the autofocus (external) and theviewfinder in the center. In the viewfinder there is the bright frame withreferences for parallax in close-up shots and, in the center, the focus area withcancelable memory. Along the left side of the frame 2 light signals indicate:"Focus OK" (yellow signal); “Insufficient light - Use flash” (red signal). On thefront side, on the left, there is the electronic flash, while at the lower end there is
the white writing "TALKER" and the black writing on a white field "Auto Focus",on two lines. A thin red stripe is arranged vertically along the left side of thecamera. The color of the strip indicates the type of set-up: in fact, in the camera
without voice synthesizer the line is blue while it is red in the “Talker” and“Voice” set-ups. A very small chromed metal pin located at the upper right endof the compartment of the autofocus-viewfinder windows serves as a lock forthe shutter button when the square front cap is mounted on the camera. On theback we find on the left the plastic cap of the battery compartment (2 AA 1.5),
the serial number engraved with white numbers, the threaded hole for using thetripod, the word "Japan" and above, the system for the intentional recovery of
the film not completely exposed. To activate it, the small square frame with acentral hole must be moved to the right and forward (movement indication
reproduced by the arrow under the "R").
Weight 305g. batteries and wrist strap excluded.
Length 122.5mm. Height 73.5mm. Depth 47.5mm.