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.jpg) Image of the Minolta RD-175 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital SLR camera |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | A-mount |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | Automatic |
The Minolta RD-175 was an early digital SLR, introduced in 1995. Minolta combined an existing SLR with a three way splitter and three separate CCD image sensors, giving 1.2 megapixels (MP) of resolution.[1][page needed] The base of the DSLR was the Minolta Maxxum 500si Super (the Dynax 500si Super in Europe and as Alpha 303si Super in Asia). Agfa produced a version of the RD-175 retailed as the Agfa ActionCam.
The RD-175 was also notable as the first consumer digital camera to be used in a professional stop motion production, being used to create the full-motion claymation adventure video game The Neverhood.[2]
- ^ Minolta RD-175 Manual.
- ^ Schofield, Edward (3 May 2013). "Pencil Test Studios". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
On The Neverhood, we used beta versions of the Minolta RD-175, one of the first digital SLR cameras. For you trivia buffs, The Neverhood was the first professional stop motion production to use consumer digital SLR's--something that is common for most productions today. --Ed