Durable, pretty good picture quality, self timer, three picture sizes, and best of all...IT'S YELLOW!

Lens can tend to fog up and motor drive system needs some work.

Well, I didn't see any reviews for this one, so I thought I'd give my thoughts. First of all, I am very loyal to the minolta brand cameras. I bought this one before looking at other options. Unfortunately, this is pretty much the only option in this price range. I am not a huge fan of APS, but for a fun point and shoot camera, it seems logical. Anyway, I am on my second one of these now. The first one I had worked very well for about a year. I took it snorkling, rafting, to the beach and all sorts on places like that. It worked great. The quality of prints are a bit shy of my maxxum 7, though. :) OK, they are wayyyyy shy of it, but for what it is, it does well. The reason I am on my second one though is a bit more disappointing. The lens started to fog up, making the photos I've taken look soft and pretty crummy. I can't tell you why, because I don't know. This could have been something I did, but I don't think so. Since I don't know if this was my fault or not, I can't judge the camera based on this. What I can judge it on is the second one, which survived one roll of film, and that was it. I work in a long's photo lab, so I took mine back and traded it for our display model. I thought that was pretty fortunate, until I got it home. I put one roll in, and it came out great. It was just a little outdoor test on a 15 exp roll. I took it rafting again, and second roll of film I put in did not go so well. It would not advance. The motor just kept winding and winding, but nothing. Then it would flash on the lcd that there was a problem. I tried another roll of film...same thing. This, I think is Minolta's fault. Unfortunately, the camera is not worth fixing, so I decided to upgrade. I still like this little camera, and when I can find a good deal, I will get another. Yes, the camera was defective, but it is built like a tank. It is heavy and seems pretty well made for its cost. I am still happy with what I got out of my hundred bucks. That's what's important right?

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Haven't talked to minolta.

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