Minolta Pro Shot 20MP Digital Camera – 67x Optical Zoom, Full 1080p HD Video, Optical Image Stabilization, Wi-Fi, 3-inch Articulating LCD Screen, 27 Scene Modes – Includes 16GB SD Card (Red)

Why did you pick this product vs others?:For the non-pro that is seeking a light-weight point and shot zoom this is by far is my choice. Previously I used a Cannon 420 sx for 10 years that became my trusted companion for hiking, hunting, fishing, cycling, traveling and family photos.I thought I had bought new but checked as it arrived with a stamp "used but in good condition.” I was frantic. I checked and did buy used but this thing was exactly like new without the box but wrapped safely. It comes with one battery, a stand alone charger, strap, lens cover and I think a 32 GB ultra 1 sd card but not sure and no way top check now. I use Macro for flowers and the rest of its use I keep on live. Its not a $5000 camera so don’t expect its processes to be that equivalent. For < $500 its an absolute steal!

Our beautiful granddaughter is taking a digital photography course at her online high school so we decided to purchase her a camera.I spent a long time researching for the best camera and this one definitely checked all of the boxes on paper.We give it to her and it was a huge surprise and success. First thing she loved about it was, of course, I⃨⃨T⃨⃨ ⃨I⃨⃨S⃨⃨ ⃨P⃨⃨U⃨⃨R⃨⃨P⃨⃨L⃨⃨E⃨⃨, which is obviously important when you are seventeen (17) years old!The quality of the camera is everything you would expect from Minolta! It easily connects to the WiFi to transfer photos and videos. It has all the pre-set modes for picture taking such as: party, children, portraits etc if one did not know how to set or change the settings themselves.It is just the best camera for the beginner and for those who are advanced photographers.

I have always used Canon camera's. Used to the functioning and operations. This is NOT that. The manual is less than enlightening (like a professor writing for a 5 yr old) But once you figure it out..this thing is awesome! It has so many features exactly like the much more expensive cameras and even a few more.I bought this camera for three reasons. Cost/for functions..doing time lapse (as a beginner)..and because I can't afford to spend thousands of dollars on a long lens for zooming for my Canon that would match it.As far as functions, the menu is different. Press menu, and it shows you a screen with a row of options on either side. Look carefully..and one of the items in the row on the left has a circle highlighting it. I missed it for the longest time. I'm a grandma..and bifocally challenged..so...To choose which option you want to change, press the edge of the circle button on the back of the camera up or down and press "select" . FYI it is not obvious, but when you hit the bottom of the left row, hit down again and it will skip to the top of the right side row. I assumed I'd have to press the side of the back circle to get to that row and..nope. The screen will then give you options to choose for that item function. Move the back circle left or right to choose and then press "select". Crazy different from my Canon, but once you get it, you're good to go. Practice, Practice, Practice before you go out and shoot.For point and shoot, it's wonderful. I'm not a professional but wanted to do more difficult shots so have been using M for manual more and more. If you use manual (again, not obvious) and want to change the F stop, shutter speed, and iso, etc you have to press the +/- button on the top of the camera. Weird, but... it highlights the the options in yellow on the bottom of the lcd. Press the back dial left or right to choose which setting you want to adjust. Then ROTATE that same wheel to the level you want. Simple, after you find out how. If it shuts off while you're choosing, just press the +/- again.Once you know how to do that you can actually do a custom setting. It's not difficult. I use this camera mostly for long zoom shots of birds and wildlife. They move quickly. So I set the Custom up (as an example) for f2.8 1/3200 sec and then Auto ISO. Then when I only have a second to change to catch a great shot, I just turn the top dial to CS. My Canon SL3 doesn't have programable buttons at all. Choose your settings and then turn the top dial to CS, create custom mode, yes (or something like that,follow the prompts). Then whatever you chose just previous as your go-to quick shot settings, it will remember them. Anytime you want those settings, turn the top dial to CS.RAW/Jpeg. I have editing softward that lets me do amazing things so RAW is a must. But for the life of me, I couldn't find more than jpeg or jpeg fine in the Quality choices in M mode. You'd think in M that's where RAW would be, right? Nope. I turned the top dial and eventually found that choice in the A (aperture) mode. jpeg/jpeg fine/RAW/ or RAW plus jpeg. I now get to shoot in Raw/plus jpeg. Once you choose that option it DOES retain that setting in the other modes. Just don't understand why the RAW choice isn't in M. BTW, the software is the latest version of Luminar Neo based on AI. Don't have to learn a million names, or process functions. It's all based on sliders. Hint..I'm a Grandma. Try it, like what it does, or back it off. I bought the one time version last fall and it also does HDR Merge, Photo Stackiing, Supersharp, Noisless AI, Panorama stitching and Upscale.I bought this camera because it did in-camera time lapse. Something I was interest in learning at the time. Simple to set up in the menu. When it's done, it combines all the pictures into a video. Love it. Two things. You can't get a single image to print because it turns the time lapse into a video. BUT..with the Luminar Neo Software you can fix that issue. In the Panorama stitch option, you can also upload videos from this camera or panning on your phone. I watched a video on Utube but haven't tried it out with a time lapse from this camera yet. But if you drag the video into the Video option in the Panorama tool it converts the video into stills. THEN, you can choose a single pic and print it, or make a Pano out of the whole batch. OMGShooting panoramas on this camera is simple..but you better have a tripod to hold it still (with a level/swivel built in, and and it must swivel smoothly or you'll get an error message. Left to right is best.I bought something called a z-mount (created by A Wallace and Move Shoot Move). was $39 on Amazon but not only swivels smoothly but adjusts (hence/Z) to allow you to adjust your camera from Portrait mode to Landscape with a flipper. No fussing with an L bracket. Great on the fly and also because I am learning astrophotography and want to shoot some of each direction in Milky Way Pano's . I'm not affilliated with Luminar Neo or the Zmount people. Just really like them.

I have not tried all the settings yet. So far would rate this OK. Primarily bought for the long zoom and price. Zoom is nice must say, but if use video on long zoom, camera keeps trying to find focus?? Called support but they are worse than useless. Camera has a learning curve that is a bit steeper than I hoped. My last long zoom point and shoot was a Nikon. I had some questions and surprised to learn best way to ask was email, no chat available, but support is really poor. Some menu items kinda strange. There is not a setting for how long you would like it to stay on, 5min is max. Time is only in 24hour mode. LCD brightness dims automatically after about 15sec if you do not actively change a setting, so if just observing your scene, the screen will get dark, to the point you cannot see anything. Support never got back to me on this issue. Auto face detection default is on, and cannot permanently change this, I have to turn this off every time the camera boots up. So far it seems it does take decent photos, and the WiFi connection is OK. I mainly use shutter speed priority mode, and camera does not always get the exposure correct. Could be I need to get used to this and adjust, but other cameras I had never had an issue. I will likely keep this camera, but next time will spend a bit more and get a Nikon or Canon. So far no issues with battery or transferring photos to my computer. would recommend to avoid this camera.

Excellent camera for a kid that wants to take pics and learn! Or an adult too! Shoot Raw and learn how to color grade. 67x is very strong!