The Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 90 delivers high-quality zoom performance in a compact, affordable package. Its high-powered zoom, and range of flash options, make it a good choice for travelers and photographers who need moderately advanced features. While the Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 90 isn't super-compact, it is relatively small and lightweight. The Minolta has a fairly powerful 38 to 90mm zoom lens, good for wide-angle landscape shots, portraits, and close-ups.
The Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 90 takes ISO 100, 200, and 400 film; and automatically reads the speed of DX-coded film. Non DX-coded film automatically sets to ISO 100. The Zoom 90 allows you to lock focus to compensate for situations where autofocus isn't the best choice (e.g. when your subject is off center). There are five flash modes--auto, fill-flash, off, night portrait, and landscape modes. Night portrait mode synchronizes a slow shutter speed with the flash, allowing well-lit portraits against a nightscape. Landscape mode turns the flash off and sets the focus at infinity, letting you take sharp pictures of distant mountains and landmarks. The Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 90 has both automatic and manual film rewind options.
Overall, we found the Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 90 to be a good general-purpose point-and-shoot camera, with some extra features such as the landscape and night portrait modes. The zoom is relatively high-powered for a camera in its class. The only drawback we experienced was that it zooms out in four steps, versus of a continuous, fluid motion. The 90's small size and automatic lens cover make it a good traveling companion.
Pros:
- Relatively powerful zoom lens
- Wide range of flash options
- Compact size
- Automatic rewind
Cons:
- Stepped zoom (not continuos)
Product Description:
Freedom Action Zoom 90's remarkably compact design and light weight make it one of the smallest and lightest zoom cameras in its class - a perfect companion for vacations, day trips, family outings, picnics, parties, or just about anywhere the action is. The camera slips easily into a coat pocket, purse or fanny pack, and features a 2.4x zoom lens which captures everything from scenery to smiles.Freedom Action Zoom 90 provides point and shoot ease, exciting features, and high-quality results. The 38-90mm power zoom lens is ideal for a wide range of photographic subjects including landscapes, groups, snapshots, candids, and portraits. A convenient zoom lever makes it easy to adjust zoom position while composing the image in the viewfinder. Even a beginner can easily use the Freedom Action Zoom 90. All functions are automatic, allowing the user complete freedom to concentrate on the subject or scene. The precise 200-step infrared autofocus system keeps the main subject sharp under a wide variety of shooting conditions. Focus Hold function locks the focus so that the main subject can be creatively positioned anywhere in the frame. Freedom Action Zoom 90's versatile flash modes let you shoot in a variety of lighting situations with ease and confidence. To reduce the red-eye effect caused by the flash reflecting off the inside of the subject's eyes, the red-eye reduction lamp glows to close down the subject's pupils before the flash is fired. The convenient self-timer delays shutter release for approximately 10 seconds after the shutter-release button has been pressed, allowing you to set up the shot and appear in the photo.
Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 90 35mm Camera