Minolta Freedom Family Zoom II

Dissatisfied

I am an avid amateur photographer that needed a compact camera for vacations. I have always used manual focus SLR's so I was totally unfamiliar with auto anything. In making a decision on my purchase, I tried to stick with brand names. I was...

I'll never buy another Minolta products again.

Bought this camera around September. The first roll of film came out great. About halfway through the second roll I turned the camera on and the zoom came all the way out and the lights flashed etc. I returned the camera for repair and Minolta repaired...

I'll never buy another Minolta products again.

Bought this camera around September. The first roll of film came out great. About halfway through the second roll I turned the camera on and the zoom came all the way out and the lights flashed etc. I returned the camera for repair and Minolta repaired...

Good for the price

This camera has a lot going for it. It's easy to use, easy to understand, and easy to buy film and batteries for. I bought this camera as a gift for my sister and took a test roll of film with it. The pictures came back sharp and the flash worked...

Don't Do it

I ordered this camera to be delivered to my vacation spot. It was and I was disappointed all the way. The camera was supposed to come with film and batteries, neither was in the box. The zoom was horrible. I went to reload a new roll of film and...

I received the Minolta Freedom Family Zoom as a Christmas gift from my uncle. I believe this was Christmas of '96, but it may have been one year before or after that. Since it was a gift, I never knew the exact price of this camera, but I did see an ad...

Good quality. Good features. Great price

Not professional camera. Noisy rewind. Long flash load. On/off button can cause battery

My new husband and I (we are newlyweds) got our Minolta Family Zoom II just before our honeymoon, and we have been using it at least every few days ever since! The 10-second timer was fun to try, and we were amazed at how great the photos came out when...

Easy to use, automatic flash is handy

Would have preferred a smaller case to the fanny pack it came with

After 33 years of marriage we have bought and used every kind of camera from an old fashioned movie cameras to a camcorder.

No brainer, easy to use. Can go anywhere

Batteries have to be changed

I will admit right up front, I am spoiled. I have had several cameras, all point-and-shoot upper end products. When my beloved Pentax failed, I set it aside to send in for servicing. After several months without a camera (I still haven't sent in my...

Inexpensive, relatively easy to use, decent zoom

Not many bells and whistles, average quality pictures

I have a Minolta Freedom camera, but not with the zoom feature. I won it in a drawing at a camera/video store a few years ago. It uses two double-A batteries, and has a built-in flash like the other Freedom camera models.

well-built, easy-to-use camera

my motor won't stop running