Mamiya: 22mpix SLR, digital back By
Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource
(Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 23:29 EDT)Medium-format camera manufacturer Mamiya, founded in Japan right after the end of the World War II, has today announced two new digital products that offer an impressive resolution of 21.5 effective megapixels.
The Mamiya ZD interchangeable-lens digital SLR and Mamiya ZD Back share the same 48 x 36mm RGB CCD image sensor, exactly twice the size of a 35mm frame. The ZD SLR is styled similarly to the Mamiya 645 AF medium format camera. Other features include a continuous shooting speed of 1.5 frames per second for 11 frames, a user-replaceable low-pass filter, fixed IR cut filter, RAW and JPEG file formats, Adobe RGB and sRGB color spaces, ISO sensitivity from 50 - 400, a 1.8" LCD display, IEEE 1394 and NTSC / PAL video connectivity, and both AC / Lithium Ion battery power sources. Pricing and availability have not been announced at this time. We don't currently have any product photos, but specifications for both the SLR and digital back follow below:
Mamiya ZD
Type of camera
Lens-interchangeable Digital SLR AF Camera
Number of Card Slots
2
Image Size
48mmx36mm
Image Sensor
Full Frame RGB Square-structured CCD
Total Pixels
Approx. 21.8 million pixels
Active Pixels
Approx 21.5 million pixels
IR Cut Filter
Built-in
Low-pass Filter
Optional (User-replaceable)
Shooting Intervals - Continuous
1.5 Frames per second
Shooting Intervals - Max Shots / Burst
11 shots
Recording Format
Uncompressed: RAW Compressed: JPEG (Exif 2.2)
Simultaneous Recording
Possible (RAW & JPEG)
Image Size Modes (JPEG)
Large, Medium, Small
Image Quality Modes (JPEG)
Fine, Normal, Basic
Color Matrix
Adobe RGB, sRGB
White Balance
Auto, Daylight, Overcast, Shade, Fluourescent Light, Tungsten, Preset 1, Preset 2, Fine Adjustment, Color Temperature Setting
Sensitivity
ISO 50 ~ 400 (1/3 Steps)
LCD Monitor
Low Temp. Polysilicon TFT Color 1.8 in. (Approx. 13M Pixels) Brightness Adjustable
Video output
NTSC, PAL
Interface
IEEE 1394 (4-pin)
Power Source
Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery & AC
Dimensions (mm)
161.5mm (W) x 152mm (H) x 90.8mm (D)
Dimensions (inches)
Approx. 6.4" (W) x 6.0" (H) x 3.6" (D)
Weight (grams)
1200g
Weight (lbs/ounces)
Approx. 42.3 oz.
Finder
Eye-level prism viewfinder (fixed) Magnification: x0.75 Field of View: 98%
