Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
1979–1981
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
500 g

Good to know

Without a battery, the shutter won’t fire. [1]

If the battery voltage drops too low, the camera locks the shutter release. [1]

In manual exposure mode, there is no light meter display. [3]

Matching parts from Ausgeknipst

Sources

  1. Minolta XG-9 Owner’s Manual, insbesondere technische Daten und Stromversorgung
  2. List of Minolta SR-mount cameras, Eintrag XG-S / XG-9
  3. MINMAN: Minolta XG-9
  4. Ausgeknipst: Batterietyp LR44, Eintrag Minolta XG-9

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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