<s>
The	O
Maxxum	B-Algorithm
7D	I-Algorithm
,	O
labelled	O
Dynax	B-Algorithm
7D	I-Algorithm
in	O
Europe/Hong	O
Kong	O
and	O
α-7	B-Algorithm
Digital	I-Algorithm
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
officially	O
named	O
"	O
DG-7D	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
6.1	O
megapixel	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
or	O
DSLR	B-Device
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
model	O
of	O
their	O
DSLR	B-Device
range	O
;	O
the	O
Maxxum/Dynax	B-Device
5D	I-Device
consumer-grade	O
model	O
was	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
18-70	O
kit	O
lens	O
found	O
with	O
many	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
DSLRs	B-Device
,	O
this	O
lens	O
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
of	O
high	O
enough	O
quality	O
to	O
do	O
justice	O
to	O
the	O
sensor	O
within	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
cheap	O
zoom	O
kit	O
lenses	O
found	O
with	O
many	O
DSLRs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
Sony	O
acquired	O
the	O
Konica-Minolta	O
camera	O
business	O
although	O
remaining	O
inventory	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
K-M	O
based	O
Sony	B-Device
α100	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
retailed	O
for	O
around	O
£1000	O
GBP	O
;	O
somewhere	O
between	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D300	O
and	O
Canon	O
40D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
7D	O
's	O
LCD	B-Device
also	O
doubles	O
as	O
the	O
control	O
LCD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
having	O
a	O
second	O
,	O
status	O
LCD	B-Device
located	O
elsewhere	O
like	O
some	O
Canon	O
and	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
DSLRs	B-Device
,	O
it	O
displays	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
exposure	O
settings	O
,	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
,	O
shutter	O
speed	O
,	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
miscellaneous	O
recording	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LCD	B-Device
,	O
when	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
control	O
LCD	B-Device
,	O
also	O
rotates	O
90°	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
rotation	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
to	O
keep	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
information	O
shown	O
upright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
Maxxum/Dynax	O
5D	O
and	O
7D	O
both	O
come	O
with	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
's	O
Anti-Shake	B-Algorithm
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
difference	O
between	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
's	O
Anti-Shake	B-Algorithm
and	O
Canon	O
's	O
image	O
stabilization	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
operation	O
is	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
itself	O
rather	O
than	O
inside	O
the	O
lens	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
the	O
effects	O
usable	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
lens	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
's	O
AS	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
is	O
on	O
a	O
floating	O
plane	O
controlled	O
by	O
two	O
actuators	B-Algorithm
that	O
work	O
based	O
on	O
detected	O
outside	O
movement	O
and	O
create	O
an	O
inverse	O
movement	O
,	O
thereby	O
keeping	O
the	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
build	O
of	O
firmware	O
(	O
version	O
1.10	O
)	O
gave	O
such	O
a	O
great	O
improvement	O
in	O
camera	O
performance	O
that	O
DPReview	O
revised	O
their	O
initial	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
7D	O
to	O
retract	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
negative	O
points	O
,	O
citing	O
true	O
USB	O
2.0	O
speeds	O
up	O
to	O
25Mbit/s	O
(	O
up	O
from	O
7.5Mbit/s	O
)	O
,	O
blinking	O
highlights	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
built-in	O
playback	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
remote	O
storage	O
function	O
in	O
the	O
transfer	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
faster	O
times	O
when	O
writing	O
to	O
the	O
CF	B-Device
memory	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
significant	O
problem	O
is	O
misalignment	O
of	O
the	O
sensor	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
sensor	O
is	O
stuck	O
at	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
positions	O
it	O
can	O
take	O
up	O
to	O
counteract	O
camera	O
shake	O
or	O
it	O
fails	O
completely	O
often	O
due	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
piezo	O
actuators	B-Algorithm
which	O
'	O
shake	O
 '	O
the	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
Alpha	O
DSLR	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
built	O
upon	O
the	O
digital	O
Maxxum	B-Application
line	O
,	O
keeping	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
Maxxum	B-Algorithm
7D	I-Algorithm
and	O
5D	O
popular	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
built-in	O
Anti-Shake	B-Algorithm
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Sony	O
DSLR	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
came	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Application
α	I-Application
mount	O
lens	O
system	O
which	O
makes	O
newer	O
Sony-built	O
lenses	O
compatible	O
with	O
Maxxum	B-Application
bodies	O
and	O
Maxxum	B-Application
lenses	O
compatible	O
with	O
newer	O
Sony	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
