Specifications
- Type
- SLR camera
- Production
- 1979–1984
- Film
- 35 mm
- Frame size
- 24 × 36 mm
- Lens mount
- Minolta SR (MD)
- Shutter
- Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter, electronic
- Shutter speeds
- 1 s – 1/1000 s, B
- Flash sync
- 1/60 s
- Metering
- TTL centre-weighted (CdS)
- Exposure modes
- manual, aperture priority
- Focusing
- focusing screen
- Film speed
- ISO 25–1600
- Battery
- 2× LR44 · powers shutter and meter
All batteries for Minolta - Weight
- 490 g
Good to know
Without a battery, the shutter won’t fire, not even with a manually selected shutter speed. [1]
The camera takes two button cells; without enough battery power, the shutter release stays locked. [1]
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Sources
- Minolta XG-1: originale Bedienungsanleitung
- Deutsches Kameramuseum: Minolta XG 1
- Optiksammlung Christian Zahn: Minolta XG 1
- Wikipedia: Minolta XG-1
- Minolta XG-1 Owner’s Manual: technische Daten und Gehäusegewicht
- Wikipedia: List of Minolta SR-mount cameras
Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know







