Specifications
- Type
- SLR camera
- Production
- 1979–1981
- Film
- 35 mm
- Frame size
- 24 × 36 mm
- Lens mount
- Minolta SR (MD/MC)
- 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× 1,5-V-Silberoxid, Eveready S-76 oder gleichwertig · powers shutter and meter
- Weight
- 500 g
Good to know
Without a battery, the shutter won’t fire. [4]
Even manually set shutter speeds need battery power; if the battery voltage is too low, the shutter release locks. [3]
The manual explicitly rules out the similarly shaped 1.3 V EPX-675 mercury cells. [4]
Sources
- List of Minolta SR-mount cameras: XG-S beziehungsweise XG-9
- Minolta XG-9: Herstelleranleitung, technische Daten, gedruckte Seite 50
- Minolta XG-9: Herstelleranleitung, technische Daten, gedruckte Seite 51
- Minolta XG-9: Herstelleranleitung, Batterien und Stromversorgung
- The Rokkor Files: The Minolta XG Series
- Minolta XG-9 / XG-S: Anleitung und regionale Modellbezeichnungen
Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know
