<s>
The	O
first	O
Hi-Matic	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1962	O
,	O
was	O
offered	O
with	O
a	O
45mm	O
f/2	O
or	O
45mm	O
f/2.8	O
lens	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
built-in	O
selenium	B-Library
light	O
meter	O
and	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
and	O
shutter	O
speed	O
were	O
set	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
faster	O
f/1.8	O
lens	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
CdS	O
cell	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
selenium	B-Library
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
7S	O
had	O
a	O
hot	B-Algorithm
shoe	I-Algorithm
instead	O
of	O
the	O
cold	B-Algorithm
shoe	I-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hi-Matic	O
11	O
of	O
1969	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
9	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
11	O
had	O
shutter	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
automatic	O
exposure	O
,	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
and	O
shutter	O
speed	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1969	O
Minolta	O
came	O
out	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
smaller	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Hi-Matic	O
C	O
.	O
In	O
the	O
interest	O
of	O
compactness	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
smaller	O
40mm	O
f/2.7	O
lens	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
collapsible	O
)	O
,	O
reduced	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
and	O
shutter	O
speed	O
ranges	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
featured	O
a	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
C	O
had	O
shutter-priority	B-Algorithm
automatic	O
exposure	O
with	O
a	O
CdS	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hi-Matic	O
E	O
of	O
1971	O
was	O
a	O
much-improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
C	O
with	O
a	O
40mm	O
f/1.7	O
lens	O
and	O
a	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
Electro	O
Control	O
automatic	O
exposure	O
system	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Yashica	B-Algorithm
Electro	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
Hi-Matic	O
model	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
Hi-Matic	O
7	O
SII	O
and	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
1977	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
Minolta	O
rangefinders	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
40mm	O
f/1.7	O
lens	O
and	O
shutter	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
automatic	O
exposure	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
manual	O
controls	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
a	O
compact	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
38mm	O
f/4	O
lens	O
that	O
allowed	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
three	O
predefined	O
apertures	B-General_Concept
denoted	O
by	O
beginner	O
friendly	O
icons	O
:	O
sunny	O
,	O
partly	O
cloudy	O
and	O
cloudy	O
.	O
</s>
