<s>
The	O
Minolta	O
RD-175	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minolta	O
combined	O
an	O
existing	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
three	O
way	O
splitter	O
and	O
three	O
separate	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
image	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
,	O
giving	O
1.75	O
megapixel	O
(	O
MP	O
)	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
DSLR	B-Device
was	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Application
Maxxum	I-Application
500si	O
Super	O
(	O
the	O
Dynax	B-Application
500si	O
Super	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
as	O
Alpha	O
303si	O
Super	O
in	O
Asia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RD-175	O
was	O
also	O
notable	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
digital	O
camera	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
professional	O
stop	O
motion	O
production	O
,	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
full-motion	O
claymation	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
resolution	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
not	O
sufficient	O
for	O
Minolta	O
,	O
the	O
light	O
entering	O
the	O
central	O
12	O
mm	O
×	O
16	O
mm	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
RD-175	O
'	O
s	O
focal	O
plane	O
was	O
compressed	O
by	O
0.4x	O
relay	O
optics	O
behind	O
the	O
focal	O
plane	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
optical	O
reduction	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
E	I-Algorithm
series	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
the	O
light	O
was	O
split	O
and	O
sent	O
to	O
three	O
separate	O
4.8	O
×	O
6.4mm	O
sized	O
768	O
×	O
494	O
pixel	O
(	O
3	O
×	O
0.38MP	O
)	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
,	O
two	O
used	O
for	O
green	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
red	O
and	O
blue	O
color	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
sensitivity	O
increase	O
to	O
about	O
2	O
stops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
images	O
were	O
combined	O
digitally	O
and	O
interpolated	B-Algorithm
to	O
the	O
final	O
size	O
of	O
1.75MP	O
(	O
1528	O
×	O
1146	O
pixels	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
were	O
stored	O
on	O
an	O
internal	O
PCMCIA	B-Architecture
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
used	O
Minolta	B-Application
AF	I-Application
A-mount	O
lenses	O
with	O
a	O
crop	O
factor	O
of	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
