<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
A-mount	I-Algorithm
camera	O
system	O
was	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
photographic	O
equipment	O
from	O
Minolta	O
introduced	O
in	O
1985	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
integrated	O
autofocus	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
body	O
with	O
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mount	O
is	O
now	O
used	O
by	O
Sony	O
,	O
who	O
bought	O
the	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
division	O
from	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
,	O
Konica	O
and	O
Minolta	O
having	O
merged	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
A-mount	I-Algorithm
system	O
was	O
at	O
first	O
marketed	O
as	O
Maxxum	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
α	O
(	O
Alpha	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
early	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
A-mount	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
were	O
initially	O
identified	O
by	O
a	O
4	O
digit	O
number	O
followed	O
by	O
AF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Dynax	O
was	O
introduced	O
later	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
i	O
"	O
cameras	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
A-mount	I-Algorithm
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
three	O
35mm	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
(	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
)	O
bodies	O
,	O
the	O
5000	O
,	O
7000	O
and	O
9000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
film-based	O
AF	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
produced	O
by	O
Minolta	O
were	O
the	O
Maxxum	O
50	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
branding	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
on	O
two	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
digital	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Sony	O
(	O
7D	O
,	O
5D	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sony	O
acquired	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
's	O
camera	O
technologies	O
in	O
2006	O
they	O
chose	O
the	O
"	O
α	O
"	O
brand	O
name	O
(	O
already	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
Minolta	O
in	O
Asia	O
)	O
for	O
their	O
new	O
"	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
α	I-Algorithm
"	O
digital	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minolta	O
7000	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
successful	O
auto	O
focus	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
using	O
a	O
motor	O
integrated	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
7000	O
,	O
the	O
9000	O
had	O
no	O
internal	O
motordrive	O
and	O
thus	O
holds	O
the	O
position	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
only	O
autofocusing	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
with	O
manual	O
winding	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
motor	O
drive	O
MD-90	O
a	O
photographer	O
could	O
get	O
up	O
to	O
5	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
even	O
more	O
basic	O
Maxxum	O
,	O
this	O
camera	O
was	O
basically	O
for	O
the	O
point-and-shoot	O
user	O
that	O
wanted	O
a	O
system	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
with	O
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
flashes	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
the	O
features	O
on	O
,	O
or	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
the	O
5000i	O
,	O
7000i	O
,	O
8000i	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Type	O
:	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
with	O
autofocus	O
,	O
autoexposure	O
,	O
built-in	O
motor	O
drive	O
and	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
autofocusing	O
Minolta	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
it	O
used	O
the	O
Minolta	O
'	O
A-series	O
'	O
bayonet	O
lens	O
mounting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
interface	O
was	O
then	O
refined	O
and	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
hit	O
with	O
consumers	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
,	O
was	O
largely	O
copied	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Konica	B-Algorithm
Minolta	I-Algorithm
Maxxum	I-Algorithm
7D	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
also	O
kept	O
in	O
later	O
advanced	O
amateur/professional	O
Sony	O
digital	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
its	O
many	O
unusual	O
features	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
an	O
STF	B-Algorithm
function	O
which	O
could	O
emulate	O
the	O
Smooth	B-Algorithm
Trans	I-Algorithm
Focus	I-Algorithm
effect	I-Algorithm
by	O
doing	O
multiple	O
exposures	O
while	O
varying	O
the	O
aperture	O
—	O
something	O
done	O
neither	O
before	O
nor	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
-5	O
incorporated	O
advanced	O
autofocus	O
(	O
AF	O
)	O
technology	O
,	O
powerful	O
film	O
drive	O
,	O
relatively	O
fast	O
shutter	O
speeds	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
creative	O
features	O
including	O
14	O
custom	O
functions	O
,	O
into	O
a	O
small	O
and	O
light	O
silver-colored	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entry	O
level	O
camera	O
which	O
took	O
the	O
crown	O
as	O
lightest	O
and	O
smallest	O
AF	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
List	O
of	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
A-mount	I-Algorithm
lenses	O
:	O
</s>
