With a unique synergy of digital photography and nostalgia - The Minox Digital Classic Camera Leica M3 is a replica of the classic Leica M3 camera in an ultra miniature format.. Simple and fast to operate, the camera is also ideal for beginners entering the world of digital photography and guarantees unlimited photographic fun for all with its innovative, striking looks.
This fully functional digital camera boasts 4.0 megapixels of resolution, providing the user with sharp and detailed images. Up to 99 images can be recorded on the internal 32 MB memory, and the camera includes a USB cable for the convenient and fast transfer of the images onto a PC. The LCD display on the camera back provides information on the number of images left to shoot at any one time.
| Camera Type | Ultra Compact Point-and-shoot Digital Camera |
| Image Quality | |
|---|---|
| Image Sensor | 3.2 Megapixel CMOS |
| Effective Resolution | 3.2 million pixels |
| Color Depth | 24-Bit RGB |
| Color Modes | Full Color |
| Image File Formats | JPEG (Super, Fine) |
| Recorded Resolution |
High (2304x1728 - interpolated) Low (2048x1536) |
| Video Recording | No |
| Audio Recording | No |
| Optics | |
|---|---|
| Lens Type | 5 element glass lens with IR filter |
| Optical Zoom | No |
| Lens Focal Length | 9.6mm (48mm equivalent) |
| Digital Zoom | No |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 27.6" (70cm) |
| Maximum Aperture | f/2.8 |
| Optical Image Stabilization | No |
| Accessory Lens/Filter Mount | No |
| Focus Control | |
|---|---|
| Focus Type | Manual focusing |
| Focus Modes | Manual |
| Focus Range | 27.6" (70cm) - infinity |
| Exposure Control | |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Not Specified |
| Shutter Type | Not Specified |
| Shutter Speed | Automatic |
| Aperture Range | f/2.8 |
| Exposure Metering | Automatic |
| Exposure Modes | Automatic |
| White Balance Modes | Automatic |
| Scene Modes | No |
| Flash | |
|---|---|
| Built-in Flash | No |
| Effective Flash Range | Not Applicable |
| External Flash Connection | Proprietary for Minox Classic Camera Flash |
| External Flash Control | Simple Synchro |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Start-Up Time | Not Specified |
| Shutter Lag | Not Specified |
| Time Between Shots | Not Specified |
| Burst Capability | No |
| Self Timer | 10 seconds |
| Interval Recording | No |
| Date & Time Stamp | No |
| Memory & Power | ||||||||||
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| Built-in Memory | 32MB | |||||||||
| Compatible Memory Cards | No | |||||||||
| Recording Capacity |
Includes 32MB Built-in Memory Still Image Capacity
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| Battery Type | CR-2 Lithium Battery | |||||||||
| Power Adapter | Powered via USB-cable when tethered to PC | |||||||||
| Input/Output | |
|---|---|
| Computer Interface | USB |
| Direct Print Capable | No |
| Remote Control | No |
| Video Output | No |
| Web-Cam Capable | Yes (320x240 @ 10 fps) |
| System & Software Requirements |
Windows System ONLY
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| Display | |
|---|---|
| Viewfinder | Galilean optical viewfinder |
| LCD Display | Monochrome Numeric (2 digit) |
| Language Options | Not Applicable |
| Playback Options | Image counter, Mode selection |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 2.6" x 1.9" x 1.7" (65 x 48 x 44mm) |
| Weight | 3.4 oz. (95g) |
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Comments about Minox Digital Classic Camera Leica M3:
[...] The camera is great, the image resolution is excellent given the very small size. The only issues I have are that the camera is VERY sensitive to motion, and the view-finder does not allow for good composition. I bought the 4 megapixel version which has no digital display back. The 5 megapixel version does, so I imagine the composition issue is less troublesome. About motion sensitivity in the 5mp, I can't say.Despite that, I LOVE the camera because I am an "old school" photographer and like having my digital camera look like a film camera!
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Comments about Minox Digital Classic Camera Leica M3:
Recvd. Camera with great anticipation...nothing would work...no one could help..had to send it to Minox USA to see whats happening...
Comments about Minox Digital Classic Camera Leica M3:
Like the brochure of MINOX Industries GmbH tells: A DIGITAL NOTEBOOK, indeed! Simple to use, Eye-catching (superb megamastereye-catchings!), Piece of LARGE & HUGE Conversationamong strangers (thousand of questions will fall hard overyou about it) and for a price that the Design deserves it. Well, I BOUGHT it by the design: With 4.0 Mp AND the design,both makes me very-very happy and satisfied. It is not a toy, like someone disgusted guy once shouts: Itis most a kind of low-tech hiper-portable hardware. PS: B&H is the most wonderful thing in E-Business !(Sorry about my rude English)
Expertise: Serious (not nerd) Photo Enthusiast/Hobbyist
Problems Encountered: Only one weird unacceptable thing: The LCD duo-digi, withvisual fails, make confusions on settings, maybe Minox willchange this 3rd. part piece, please Wetzlar buddies!My M3 do not beeps. But I do not care about it, for me is ablessing, I cherish the silence, instead I am a Latin One..The VC mode for WebCam features is messy, a confusion amonginstallation, even with the CD on the package, so, I amtrying into downloading the ArcSoft PhotoImpression stuffs,maybe works (FYI, maybe I never uses it as a WebCam).Because the original one is too expansive, I had made my ownCASE with soft leather and looks Fine, Classy and Nobble. This is not a problem but: My wife LOVES it also, so, I amthinking about some Heritage & Heirloom stuffs over thislittle Jewell in da hauss, maybe in a couple months...
Previous Equivalent Item Owned: Canon AE-1
Items I Recommend: The MINOX Flash (Manufacturing #69125)
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