The Minolta DiMAGE 5 is a "pro-sumer" digital bridge camera, utilising both an electronic viewfinder and LCD back.
[2] The Dimage 5 is the middle-range model, with the same sophisticated controls as Dimage 7, but a smaller 3.34-megapixel CCD and an expanded 35-250mm equivalent lens (due to the smaller CCD).
[3] The camera uses a 2048 x 1536 pixel sensor and has a fixed 7x optical zoom lens.
[4] In designing the Dimage 5 and 7 Minolta have aimed to create SLR-type handling characteristics.
Minolta DiMAGE 5 it uses manual zoom (grey rubber with numbers), this saves battery power, and it gives added control.