The Minolta

Minolta

Minolta Co., Ltd. was a Japanese worldwide manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers. Minolta was founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1928 as . It is perhaps best known for making the first integrated autofocus 35mm SLR camera system...

 MAXXUM 7000 (7000 AF in Europe) 35mm SLR camera

Single-lens reflex camera

A single-lens reflex camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly...

 was introduced in 1985. It marked a significant milestone in photography

Photography

Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

 as it was the first camera to feature both integrated autofocus

Autofocus

An autofocus optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication...

 (AF) and motorised film advance, the standard configuration for later amateur and professional single lens reflex cameras.
Although the Nikon F3AF (1983), Pentax ME F

Pentax ME F

The Pentax ME F was an amateur level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex camera. It was manufactured by Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. of Japan from November 1981 to 1984...

 and Chinon CE-5

Chinon CE-5

The Chinon CE-5 was a 35mm SLR camera produced by Chinon, that was one of the first cameras to have autofocus-capable lenses produced for it.-Specifications:...

 already had presented autofocus single lens reflex cameras, autofocusing could not be achieved without the use of special motorised AF lenses.