![]() ![]() ![]() The bottom of the camera has a coupling for the Winder G, introduced with the camera. The back with a memory holder and a DIN/ASA conversion scale is interchangeable with the later available Data Back G. ![]() In order to override the automatic chosen speed, the dial can be turned so that "A" faces a number between -2 and +2 in full stops. The shutter dial shows the manual times from 1s to 1/1000s, B, and A for aperture priority and it allows the ASA setting. In automatic mode, the camera blocks the shutter if the triangular overexposure LEDs (at the top end of the LED scale) indicate a shutter time shorter than 1/1000s. in manual mode, the LED does not show the metered shutter time. The viewfinder shows the automatic shutter times from 1s to 1/1000s via LEDs. It has a center-weighted metering system with two CdS cells and a matte-fresnel-field focusing screen with a horizontal split-image spot surrounded by a micro prism field. ![]() The XG-E is considerably bigger but lighter than the recent cameras like the XE or SR-T series. All models were available in chrome and black finish. The XG-E ( XG 7 in USA and Canada, XG 2 in Europe and elsewhere) was the first model of this series to be introduced in 1977. This series can be seen as the ancestor of the most successful of all manual Minolta SLRs, the famous Minolta X-700. Also a data back, the Data Back G was available. The XG series had a dedicated motor drive, the Winder G and the flagship of the series, the XG-M, could even be mounted on the 3.5-fps Motor Drive 1. All XG bodies featured an ☒ EV exposure compensation. By just slightly touching the release button, the photographer activated the electronics and the LEDs lit up for about 15 seconds. The big news was the so-called "Touch Switch": After powering the camera up via the main switch, it was in standby mode. In the aperture-priority automatic mode, the electronically governed shutter provided stepless speeds from 1s to 1/1000s. They still used the outdated CdS metering system and had a competitive amazing shutter. As a first in the line-up of Minolta SLRs, these cameras were in need of a battery. The Minolta XG series was launched together with the much more sophisticated Minolta XD series in 1977 as a budget line of small, lightweight, and easy-to-use electronic SLR with an automatic exposure mode. ![]()
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