Without question, the best way to experience the joy of photography is with a 35mm Maxxum AF SLR camera. The advantages of a Maxxum AF SLR are many: outstanding image quality, the versatility of interchangeable lenses, through-the-lens viewing (what you see is what you get), creative control over focus and exposure, system accessories, and everything you need to learn the fine art of taking beautiful pictures.
Because of its full selection of features and ease of use, the Maxxum 70 Date is ideal for beginners, family users, and photo hobbyists -- value-conscious consumers who want a quality camera they can grow with.
Outstanding Image Quality
The Maxxum 70 Date has all you need to take beautiful photographs. High-performance autofocusing, state-of-the-art exposure metering, top-quality Maxxum lenses, and a wide range of exposure control modes ensure that you'll be able to capture the kind of images you'll be proud to display.
High-Performance 9-Point Autofocusing
A fast and precise 9-Point AF System makes up the Maxxum 70 Date's wide focus area. The nine sensors are laid out to the "rule of thirds" and work in unison, giving you the creative flexibility of positioning your main subject anywhere within the wide focus frame. The center crosshair sensor ensures precise focus regardless of vertical or horizontal subject contrast. In continuous AF mode, the 9-point system takes control so you can concentrate completely on viewfinder image.
14-Segment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering
The Maxxum 70 Date's state-of-the-art metering system delivers accurate exposures under a wide range of photographic conditions. 14-segment metering measures light levels from 13 segments in a honeycomb pattern across the viewfinder frame, plus the background area, with emphasis on the segments surrounding the active AF sensor.
Direct Manual Focusing
The Maxxum 70 gives you the high performance of autofocus plus the creative control of manual focus without the need to change focusing modes. With D-Series lenses, Direct Manual Focus (DMF) lets you fine-tune the focus quickly and easily using the lens' focus ring after the focus is locked by the AF system.
Built-In Flash
The Maxxum 70 Date's built-in flash provides coverage for lenses as wide as 28mm. Auto, flash cancel, fill-flash, red-eye reduction, and wireless remote flash control modes give you creative flash control at your fingertips. For greater flash output and versatility, high-powered Maxxum flash units are available as optional accessories.
Subject Program Selection
Subject Program Selection gives beginner photographers the ability to control the camera based on the subject, without a working knowledge of apertures and shutter speeds. Five modes are available:
- Portrait – controls the aperture to produce a shallow depth-of-field to isolate the subject from the background.
- Landscape – controls the aperture to produce a deep depth-of-field so that the foreground and background are sharp. Ideal for travel photos.
- Close-Up – optimizes the depth-of-field to the image magnification to produce a sharp subject with a defocused background.
- Sports Action – the AF system continually adjusts focus to follow the subject, and the AE system optimizes the shutter speed to freeze action.
- Night Portrait – balances the flash exposure on the subject with the ambient background light so that both the subject and scene are accurately reproduced in the image. When the flash is turned off, beautiful pictures of night scenes can be taken.
Exposure Compensation and Bracketing
Exposure can be compensated up to +/-3 Ev in 0.5 increments. And to ensure you get the optimum exposure for tricky high-contrast scenes, a three bracket series can be made in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1.0 Ev increments.
3 fps Continuous Film Advance
For capturing action as it unfolds, select continuous film advance. The film advances at 3 frames per second as long as you hold the shutter-release button down.
Depth-of-Field Preview
This highly sought after feature gives you the ability to evaluate the zone of sharp focus within your image at a given aperture; making it easy to check subject and background focus or see the extent of sharp detail in macro photography.
Fully Automatic Film Operation
Loading film is simple and quick. All you do is insert the film cartridge, position the film leader, and close the camera back. The camera sets the film speed, threads the film, advances to each frame, then rewinds the film when the roll is finished. Additionally, you can activate the rewind function anytime.
Diopter Adjustment
This feature lets eyeglass wearers use the Maxxum 70 without wearing glasses, so they'll always see a full and crisp viewfinder image. A click-stop slide switch hidden behind the eyepiece cup adjusts the viewfinder from -2 to +1 diopters..
Date/Time Imprinting
The Maxxum 70 Date imprints the date and time onto the photo, when desired. Data imprinting is very useful for cataloging photographs or keeping records of important events.
Optional Maxxum Accessories
The Maxxum 70 Date is an AF SLR you can grow with. It is part of the Maxxum AF System and accepts all Maxxum AF lenses plus Maxxum HS flashes, flash accessories, viewfinder accessories, eyepiece accessories, and camera cases.