The Minolta Maxxum HTsi is a full-powered compact 35mm SLR camera. This is an SLR body that has been reconditioned and fully tested by Minolta at the factory. As a reconditioned item, it carries a 6-month factory warranty and should appear as new. It features a newly developed three-point AF sensor configuration. This technology consists of two vertical sidebars and a central crosshair-shaped segment. The built-in flash is powered by the camera battery. The flash provides coverage up to 28mm, with synch speeds up to 1/125 seconds. It can be used in all four exposure modes and features a selectable red-eye-reduction preflash. The flash is fully synchronized with shutter speeds up to 1/4,000 seconds.
In addition to a full-auto mode, the Maxxum HTsi offers five subject program modes: portrait, landscape, close-up, sport/action, and night portrait. For creative exposure control, Minolta provides aperture and shutter priority modes. In manual mode, you can take full creative control over the image-making process by selecting both the shutter speed and aperture. Functions such as spot metering, slow-shutter sync, exposure compensation, exposure bracketing, double-exposure mode, panorama mode, and a remote release terminal increase the HTsi's flexibility.
To catch action shots, the HTsi has two-frames-per-second continuous film advance driven by the camera motor. The control layout is simple and logical, so beginners and professionals alike can work quickly and successfully. This is a reconditioned camera and comes with a handy carrying strap and a 6-month warranty.