<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
XG-M	I-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
35mm	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
introduced	O
in	O
1981	O
by	O
Minolta	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
model	O
in	O
Minolta	O
's	O
XG	O
series	O
of	O
consumer-grade	O
manual	O
focus	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
XG-9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
body	O
style	O
became	O
Minolta	O
's	O
standard	O
manual-focus	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
body	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
XG-M	O
strongly	O
resembles	O
subsequent	O
Minolta	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XG-M	O
supported	O
both	O
aperture	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
autoexposure	O
and	O
full	O
manual	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
aperture	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
shooting	O
,	O
the	O
shutter	O
speed	O
dial	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
the	O
A	O
(	O
auto	O
)	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
would	O
decide	O
on	O
the	O
correct	O
shutter	O
speed	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
reading	O
of	O
its	O
center-weighted	B-Algorithm
average	I-Algorithm
metering	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
was	O
battery	O
dependent	O
,	O
needing	O
2	O
LR44	B-Algorithm
or	O
equivalent	O
button	B-Algorithm
cells	I-Algorithm
to	O
operate	O
.	O
</s>
