Minolta Disc 7
This one another high quality disc camera from Minolta. It had a 12.5mm (f2.8) fixed-focus lens and two shutter speeds -- 1/100 and 1/200. It also had a built-in flash, self-timer (with blinking LED) and close-up lens. Also packed into this tiny package is a shutter release socket, tiltable handle (serving as a mini-pod), and a self-posing convex mirror (the big rectangle in the middle of the camera that looks like the lens). With this feature, the built-in "tripod" and the self-timer, self-portraits were easy. Best of all, the internal OEM lithium batteries can easily be replaced with common 123A batteries if required. With all these features, no wonder it's still a sought after camera.
Minolta Disc-7
The Minolta Disc-7 was one of the better cameras designed for disc film. In common with other disc cameras, the Minolta had a flat, compact design, but a limited range of photographic features. The lens was fixed-focus, although it had a macro mode, and there were just two shutter speeds.
The Disc-7 had one remarkable feature which stood it apart from other disc cameras. In the center of the front plate was a small convex mirror, which could be used by the photographer to compose a self-portrait. The tiltable, telescoping carrying strap was used as a focusing aid, as its length corresponded with the optimal focus distance of the macro lens - a similar focusing system was later used by Olympus for the Olympus XA4 Macro.
Specs
* Type: compact camera
* Manufacturer: Minolta
* Year of release: 1983
* Films: disc film with speed 200 ASA
* Lens: 1:2.8/12.5mm
* Shutter: speeds 1/100 and 1/200 sec.
* Aperture: CdS-controlled
* Self-timer: with control LED
* Flash: guide number 9
* weight: 200g
* dimensions: 129.5×78×21mm
* Power: lithium batteries which have to be replaced by the manufacturer