<s>
CxProcess	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
trademark	O
of	O
an	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
technology	O
used	O
in	O
Minolta	O
and	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
digital	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
in	O
a	O
camera	O
converts	O
the	O
raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
data	O
from	O
a	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
image	O
sensor	O
into	O
the	O
format	O
that	O
is	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2001	O
and	O
2006	O
,	O
CxProcess	B-General_Concept
was	O
used	O
in	O
various	O
Minolta	O
and	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
digital	O
compact	O
cameras	O
,	O
bridge	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
and	O
DSLRs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
algorithms	I-Algorithm
from	O
the	O
image	O
processor	O
,	O
the	O
image	O
processor	O
was	O
named	O
SUPHEED	O
(	O
for	O
superior	O
image	O
and	O
speed	O
)	O
since	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
predecessor	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Bionz	B-Device
image	O
processor	O
since	O
their	O
taking-over	O
of	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
's	O
camera	O
business	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CxProcess	B-General_Concept
was	O
originally	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Device
Dimage	I-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SUPHEED	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
Dimage	I-Algorithm
A1	I-Algorithm
in	O
2003	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
implement	O
CxProcess	B-General_Concept
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cameras	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Device
Dimage	I-Device
7	I-Device
series	I-Device
(	O
Dimage	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
7i	O
,	O
7Hi	O
)	O
,	O
A1	B-Algorithm
and	O
Konica	B-Algorithm
Minolta	I-Algorithm
Dimage	I-Algorithm
A2	I-Algorithm
were	O
using	O
a	O
MegaChips	O
(	O
MCL	O
)	O
DSC-2	O
MA07163	O
series	O
of	O
32-bit	O
RISC	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
with	O
MIPS	B-Device
R3000	I-Device
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cameras	O
were	O
running	O
under	O
Integrated	O
Systems	O
 '	O
(	O
ISI	O
)	O
operating	O
system	O
pSOSystem/MIPS	B-Operating_System
(	O
pSOS+	B-Operating_System
/MIPS	O
V2.5.4	O
,	O
pREPC+	O
/MIPS	O
V2.5.2	O
,	O
pHILE+	O
/MIPS	O
FA	O
V4.0.2	O
,	O
pNA+	O
/MIPS	O
V4.0.5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CxProcess	B-General_Concept
III	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
Konica	B-Algorithm
Minolta	I-Algorithm
Maxxum	I-Algorithm
7D	I-Algorithm
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
5D	B-Device
(	O
2005	O
)	O
utilizing	O
SUPHEED	O
II	O
,	O
a	O
MegaChips	O
DSC-3H	O
MA07168	O
running	O
under	O
MiSPO	O
's	O
NORTi/MIPS	O
,	O
an	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
following	O
the	O
µITRON	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
longer	O
named	O
CxProcess	B-General_Concept
III	O
on	O
SUPHEED	O
II	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
also	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Alpha	I-Device
100	I-Device
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
utilizing	O
a	O
MegaChips	O
MA07169	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
introduced	O
their	O
Bionz	B-Device
image	O
processor	O
in	O
2007	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
same	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
