Minolta
Defunct photography brand
Minolta was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, lenses, and office equipment, founded in 1928 and prominent through the late twentieth century.
The company pioneered autofocus SLR technology in the 1980s.
Minolta merged with Konica in 2003, and the combined company exited the camera business in 2006, selling its camera division to Sony.
Self-adjusting lens clarity
- SLRMirror-based camera abbreviation
- rangefinderInstrument measuring observer-to-target distance
- filmMovie or coating
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
viewfinder · shutter · aperture · flash · light meter · manual focus · zoom · f-stop
Self-adjusting lens clarity
- CCDLight-sensitive imaging chip
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- meteringControlled measurement of quantity
- TTLBipolar digital circuit type
optics · precision · engineering · microprocessors · digital · lens mount · image stabilization
Quality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- nostalgicLonging for the past
heirloom · timeless · heritage · discontinued · rare · mint condition · film photography · analog
Japanese electronics and entertainment corporation
- JapaneseOf or from Nippon
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- legacyWhat's passed down
Konica · reputation · prestige · discontinued · acquisition · merger · trademark · history
autofocus
Self-adjusting lens clarity
- SLRMirror-based camera abbreviation
- rangefinderInstrument measuring observer-to-target distance
- filmMovie or coating
lens · viewfinder · shutter · aperture · flash · light meter · manual focus · zoom · f-stop · ISO
autofocus
Self-adjusting lens clarity
- CCDLight-sensitive imaging chip
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- meteringControlled measurement of quantity
TTL · optics · precision · engineering · microprocessors · digital · lens mount · image stabilization
vintage
Quality from past eras
nostalgic · heirloom · timeless · heritage · discontinued · rare · mint condition · film photography · analog · restoration
Sony
Japanese electronics and entertainment corporation
Konica · legacy · reputation · prestige · discontinued · acquisition · merger · trademark · history · consumer
- camerasdigital camera, video camera, DSLR, single-lens reflex, action camera
- Japanese CompaniesToyota, Honda, Sony, Panasonic, Mitsubishi
- film photography35mm film, camera, roll film, lens, negatives
- Japanese TechSony, Nintendo, Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi