<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
X-700	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
35	O
mm	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
film	O
camera	O
introduced	O
by	O
Minolta	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
model	O
of	O
their	O
final	O
manual-focus	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
series	O
before	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
auto-focus	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
Maxxum	I-Algorithm
7000	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-700	O
used	O
the	O
basic	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
XG-M	B-Algorithm
with	O
electronically	O
controlled	O
stepless	O
speeds	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
full	O
program	O
autoexposure	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
XG-M	B-Algorithm
'	O
s	O
aperture	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
and	O
metered	O
manual	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduced	O
through-the-lens	O
(	O
TTL	O
)	O
off	O
the	O
film	O
flash	O
metering	O
in	O
Aperture	B-Algorithm
Priority	I-Algorithm
or	O
Program	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
adjusted	O
exposure	O
and	O
flash	O
output	O
automatically	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
perfect	O
exposure	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
user	O
having	O
to	O
adjust	O
anything	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
exposure	O
lock	O
and	O
interchangeable	O
focusing	O
screens	O
to	O
the	O
XG-M	B-Algorithm
'	O
s	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minolta	O
later	O
launched	O
various	O
other	O
models	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
X-700	O
chassis	O
:	O
X-300	O
(	O
X-370	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
)	O
,	O
X-300S	O
,	O
X-300N	O
,	O
X-500	O
(	O
X-570	B-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
)	O
and	O
X-600	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-500	O
(	O
X-570	B-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
)	O
lacked	O
the	O
X-700	O
'	O
s	O
program	O
exposure	O
mode	O
and	O
exposure	O
compensation	O
dial	O
,	O
but	O
addressed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
complaints	O
of	O
X-700	O
users	O
:	O
the	O
X-700	O
in	O
fully	O
manual	O
mode	O
only	O
showed	O
the	O
recommended	O
shutter	O
speed	O
by	O
the	O
meter	O
in	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motivated	O
by	O
the	O
huge	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
low-priced	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
AE-1	I-Algorithm
and	O
other	O
consumer-level	O
cameras	O
,	O
Minolta	O
followed	O
suit	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
camera	O
's	O
design	O
by	O
offering	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
optional	O
equipment	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
X-700	O
being	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Minolta	O
Program	O
System	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
flashes	O
,	O
film	O
winders	O
,	O
motor	O
drives	O
,	O
data	O
backs	O
,	O
multi	O
function	O
backs	O
,	O
power	O
grips	O
,	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
that	O
further	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
manual-focus	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
was	O
shelved	O
and	O
production	O
of	O
MF	O
SR	O
mount	O
lenses	O
and	O
bodies	O
was	O
outsourced	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
extent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minolta	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
manufacturer	O
to	O
outsource	O
assembly	O
of	O
its	O
cameras	O
to	O
countries	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
