<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
MAXXUM	I-Algorithm
7000	I-Algorithm
(	O
7000	O
AF	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
α-7000	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
35	O
mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
February	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
camera	O
to	O
feature	O
both	O
integrated	O
autofocus	O
(	O
AF	O
)	O
and	O
motorised	O
film	O
advance	O
,	O
the	O
standard	O
configuration	O
for	O
later	O
amateur	O
and	O
professional	O
single	B-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F3AF	I-Algorithm
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
ME	I-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
and	O
Chinon	B-Algorithm
CE-5	I-Algorithm
already	O
had	O
presented	O
autofocus	O
single	B-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
,	O
autofocusing	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
achieved	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
special	O
motorised	O
AF	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
ME	I-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
had	O
focus	O
sensors	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
body	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Chinon	B-Algorithm
CE-5	I-Algorithm
used	O
a	O
lens	O
with	O
built-in	O
active	O
infrared	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	O
already	O
had	O
a	O
camera	O
with	O
integrated	O
motor	O
drive	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
N2000	B-Algorithm
(	O
F-301	B-Algorithm
in	O
UK	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
autofocus	O
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
N2020	B-Algorithm
(	O
F-501	B-Algorithm
in	O
UK	O
)	O
,	O
appeared	O
after	O
the	O
Maxxum/Dynax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
7000	I-Algorithm
had	O
its	O
AF	O
sensors	O
and	O
the	O
focusing	O
drive	O
inside	O
the	O
camera	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
lenses	O
could	O
be	O
much	O
smaller	O
and	O
cheaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
metal	O
housing	O
of	O
older	O
Minolta	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
lighter	O
,	O
cheaper	O
body	O
made	O
of	O
plastics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
respects	O
,	O
the	O
Maxxum	B-Application
offered	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
features	O
of	O
other	O
cameras	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
a	O
rather	O
low	O
flash	O
sync	O
speed	O
(	O
1/125	O
sec	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Minolta	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
lens	O
mount	O
,	O
the	O
A	B-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
breaking	O
compatibility	O
with	O
its	O
earlier	O
manual-focus	O
lenses	O
in	O
the	O
MC	O
and	O
MD	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A	O
lens	O
mount	O
is	O
still	O
the	B-Algorithm
same	I-Algorithm
today	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
some	O
modifications	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
electronic	O
contacts	O
to	O
facilitate	O
new	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
motor	O
zoom	O
(	O
xi	O
lenses	O
,	O
now	O
discontinued	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
flash	O
metering	O
system	O
(	O
ADI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2006	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
withdrawing	O
from	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
photo	O
business	O
,	O
transferring	O
their	O
assets	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
who	O
since	O
have	O
continued	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
A	B-Application
system	I-Application
through	O
their	O
Alpha	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Pentax	B-Application
and	O
Nikon	O
entered	O
the	O
autofocus	O
segment	O
,	O
both	O
used	O
a	O
similar	O
passive	O
array	O
AF	O
system	O
as	O
Minolta	O
,	O
but	O
retained	O
compatibility	O
with	O
their	O
existing	O
manual-focus	O
K	B-Algorithm
and	O
F	B-Architecture
mounts	I-Architecture
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canon	O
,	O
like	O
Minolta	O
,	O
chose	O
to	O
change	O
its	O
mount	O
completely	O
,	O
introducing	O
the	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
600-series	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
breaking	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
FL	O
and	O
FD	O
lens	O
mounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canon	O
's	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
system	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
fully	O
electronic	O
lens	O
mount	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
mechanical	O
connections	O
between	O
camera	O
body	O
and	O
lens	O
:	O
the	O
autofocus	O
motors	O
were	O
housed	O
in	O
the	O
lens	O
itself	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
camera	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
Maxxum	B-Algorithm
7000	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
were	O
inscribed	O
"	O
MAXXUM	B-Algorithm
7000	I-Algorithm
"	O
with	O
a	O
crossed	O
'	O
XX	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Minolta	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
distribute	O
cameras	O
that	O
were	O
already	O
produced	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
stylistic	O
XX	O
in	O
Maxxum	B-Application
and	O
implement	O
this	O
change	O
in	O
new	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Maxxum	B-Application
cameras	O
produced	O
thereafter	O
had	O
a	O
regularly	O
scripted	O
double	O
'	O
X	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
